How a Poem Moves
Adam Sol
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Publisher:
ECW Press
ECW Press
DRM:
Watermark
Watermark
Publication Year:
2019
2019
ISBN-13:
9781773053172
Description:
<p><b>A collection of playfully elucidating essays to help reluctant poetry readers become well-versed in verse</b></p>
<p>Developed from Adam Sol’s popular blog, <cite>How a Poem Moves </cite>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. </p>
<p>Though <cite>How a Poem Moves </cite>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.</p>
<p>Developed from Adam Sol’s popular blog, <cite>How a Poem Moves </cite>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. </p>
<p>Though <cite>How a Poem Moves </cite>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.</p>