A Better Idea

[nyeldell]

"One of the marvelous things about [The Sounds of Poetry] is Pinsky's deep recognition that a poem is successful not because of the poets ambition or sense of purpose but because of the effect it creates in the reader, and in many readers over time."
--Graham Christian, The Boston Pheonix

Finely put... I have a new proposal. I am sure that there have been a couple of book reccomendations throughout this site, but I think that a thread on this subject could be extremely beneficial! For all of you out there that are well-read on the subject of poetry, specifically its technical aspects and theory, even criticism, what are your suggestions? We can all go out and grab an anthology to "read more poetry" but I think some reccomendations on books covering specific aspects of poetry, writing it, understanding it, et cetera would be great! Thanks in advance, and I look forward to all of your input!

Also, if those who are kind enough to offer suggestions would specify to which subject of poetry the book addresses, it would help those who are looking to expand their understanding in a specific area... Thanks again!

Nathan :-)

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[garyg]

*Sound and Sense*: Laurence Perrine

[JohnBoddie]

Perhaps Bela or one of the mods would like to step up and acutally create the reading list that has been promised in the Posting Guidelines.

Either that or remove the promise.

JB

[nyeldell]

garyg-

Thanks for the suggestion. I agree, John, that the promised reading list would be highly beneficial, but I hope that this thread doesn't end with that thought... I, personally, would appreciate some more suggestions. Although I have little merit to stand on in suggesting anything, I will lead by example. Babette Deutsch's "Poetry Handbook: A Dictionary of Terms" has proven to be a helpful resource in defining and understanding some basic poetry concepts. Others, please add any suggestions you may have... Thanks once again!

Nathan :-)

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[Dorothy F. Parks]

I found a paperback on a sale table that has been very helpful, a real beginer's read:
The Poet's Dictionary - A Handbook of Prosody and Poetic Devices - By William Packard. Very basic, just what I needed.
Would love to hear of others. Have looked for "Pinsky", but have not found one, not even at the library.

Dorothy

[earthshoes]

Originally posted by Dorothy F. Parks:
I found a paperback on a sale table that has been very helpful, a real beginer's read:
The Poet's Dictionary - A Handbook of Prosody and Poetic Devices - By William Packard. Very basic, just what I needed.
Would love to hear of others. Have looked for "Pinsky", but have not found one, not even at the library.

Dorothy

Hi Dorothy! I found my copy of "The Sounds of Poetry" at Amazon.com. I simply typed it into the search engine. Sometimes you can get good second hand copies that are less expensive through Amazon. That's how I got "Selected Poems of William Carlos Williams"--It was about 5$ cheaper.

So far Pinksy's book is the only "handbook" I've read. When I'm "flush" again, I intend to investigate a couple of his suggestions--The Poem's Heartbeat by Alfred Corn and Sound and Form in Modern Poetry by Harvey Gross.

[Dorothy F. Parks]

Hi earthshoes

Thank you! I will look at Amazon. com, we have only had a computer for a short time and have not yet summoned the courage to buy anything through it. Thanks for the other titles, they sound interesting.

Dorothy