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<p>This all-new book, by the co-author of <b>Companion</b>, invites you to discover and enjoy your poetic self.</p> <h3>Nedra Crowe-Evers - Library Journal</h3> <p><P>"Poetry isn't what we think of as the ordinary, but what we feel and sense is underneath the ordinary," writes Addonizio (coauthor, <i>The Poet's Companion</i>), who is anything but ordinary, as her previous works of poetry and fiction (e.g., <i>Tell Me</i>; <i>Little Beauties</i>; <i>What Is This Thing Called Love?</i>) attest. Here, she offers a way in for new poets struggling to unfold the images and phrases inside their heads and a way out for waylaid poets suffering through unwanted extended hiatuses. She stresses journal writing, of course, and mandates that poets read works from established poets to help jump-start their own poems. In addition, Addonizio suggests numerous instructive and fun exercises to trigger ideas for poetry-e.g., creating poems about photos one missed taking; exaggerating the features of common objects; writing a celebration about sex (yes, she loves Whitman); playing with riddles and extended metaphors; and injecting humor into serious poems and vice versa. These exercises traverse the en

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Author

Addonizio, Kim

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393334166

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Reference, Fiction

Rating

4.03 / 5 (561 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14