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How a Poem Moves : a Field Guide for Readers Afraid of Poetry by Adam Sol is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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A Collection Of Playfully Elucidating Essays To Help Reluctant Poetry Readers Become Well-versed In Verse. Developed From Adam Sol's Popular Blog, How A Poem Moves Is A Collection Of 35 Short Essays That Walks Readers Through An Array Of Contemporary Poems. Sol Is A Dynamic Teacher, And In These Essays, He Has Captured The Humor And Engaging Intelligence For Which He Is Known In The Classroom. With A Breezy Style, Sol Delivers Essays That Are Perfect For A Quick Read Or To Be Grouped Together As A Curriculum. Though How A Poem Moves Is Not A Textbook, It Demonstrates Poetry's Range And Pleasures Through Encounters With Individual Poems That Span Traditions, Techniques, And Ambitions. This Illuminating Book Is For Readers Who Are Afraid They Don't Get Poetry But Who Believe That, With A Welcoming Guide, They Might Conquer Their Fear And Cultivate A New Appreciation.-- How A Poem Puts Skin On A Mystery; Philip Levine, Making Light Of It -- How A Poem Shapes Memory; Deborah Digges, Stealing Lilacs In The Cemetery -- How A Poem Articulates A Feeling; C.k. Williams, Love: Beginnings -- How A Poem Crystallizes An Image; Yusef Komunyakaa, Yellowjackets -- How A Poem Makes Meaning With Mus
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- Author
- Adam Sol
- Publisher
- Essays on Canadian Writing Press
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781773053196
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Poetry, Short Stories, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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