The Poet's Notebook: Excerpts from the Notebooks of 26 American Poets

Bys: David Weiss, Stephen Kuusisto, Deborah Tall

Book Overview

The Poet's Notebook brings together excerpts from the working notebooks of twenty-six American poets. Unsystematic, spontaneous, irreverent, intense, witty, unexpected, these notebooks shimmer with reflections, speculations, confessions, quotations, impressions, and ruminations. They create a portrait of the artist as a purposeful gatherer and sifter of every kind of experience.

Included are the notebooks from such distinguished and eclectic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393316556
• ISBN13: 9780393316551
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Fabulous!

This is a great book for any writer, or anyone interested in the craft and process of writing. Not just poetry, there's a lot of prose, too. The seller sent it relatively promptly, and I've had nothing but pleasure from the book. It's in great shape, and fits perfect in my backpack. Highly recommended reading for anyone interested in the art of writing.

WIT AND INSIGHT!

This one's great fun to read! Spot through it and light yourself up a while!