Primer for Poets

by Gregory Orr

Book Overview

A Primer for Poets and Readers of Poetry guides the young poet toward a deeper understanding of how poetry can function in his or her life, while also introducing the art in an exciting new way. Using such poems as Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz" and Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays," the Primer encourages young writers to approach their "thresholds"--those places where disorder meets order, where shaping imagination can turn language...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393253929
• ISBN13: 9780393253924
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

an absolute must have book for serious poets. a joy.

i learned something .. on every page. it was like i was in a classroom with him. oh what an excellent teacher.. i can't say enough. i did write a poem about him. i would have loved to have met him. a writer serious about writing poetry should get this book. clear, remarkable , very student oriented , thoughtful , perceptive talented ...SKILLED