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    Craft of Poetry: A Primer in Verse

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    ISBN: 9780300251913
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    AuthorNewlyn, Lucy
    Pub Date02/03/2021
    BindingHardback
    Pages200
    Publisher: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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    A wonderfully accessible handbook to the art of writing and reading poetry-itself written entirely in verse

    A wonderfully accessible handbook to the art of writing and reading poetry-itself written entirely in verse

    How does poetry work? What should readers notice and look out for? Poet Lucy Newlyn demystifies the principles of the form, effortlessly illustrating key approaches and terms-all through her own original verse. Each poem exemplifies an aspect of poetic craft-but read together they suggest how poetry can evoke a whole community and its way of life in myriad ways.

    In a series of beautiful meditations, Newlyn guides the reader through key aspects of poetry, from sonnets and haiku to volta and synecdoche. Avoiding glosses and notes, her poems are allowed to speak for themselves, and show that there are no limits to what poetry can communicate. Newlyn's timeless verse will appeal to lovers of poetry as well as to practitioners, teachers, and students of all ages.

    Onomatopoeia

    You'd play here all day if you had your way-
    near the stepping-stones, in the clearest
    of rock-pools, where water slaps and slips;
    where minnows dart, and a baby trout flop-flips.