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A Poetry Handbook: A Prose Guide to Understanding and Writing Poetry by Mary Oliver is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Poetry Handbook: A Prose Guide to Understanding and Writing Poetry about?
“Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that’s what she says poetry can do), but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook.”— Los Angeles Times From the beloved and acclaimed poet, an ultimate guide to writing and understanding poetry. With passion and wit, Mary Oliver skillfully imparts expertise from her long, celebrated career as a disguised poet. She walks readers through exactly how a poem is built, from meter and rhyme, to form and diction, to sound and sense, drawing on poems by Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and others. This handbook is an invaluable glimpse into Oliver’s prolific mind—a must-have for all poetry-lovers.
Who reads A Poetry Handbook: A Prose Guide to Understanding and Writing Poetry?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Mary Oliver
- Publisher
- Mariner Books/ Harcourt Brace & Company
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780156724005
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, History, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (3,601 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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