The Art of Description by Mark Doty

The Art of Description

Mark Doty

140 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction poetry reference informative reflective slow-paced

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"It sounds like a simple thing, to say what you see," Mark Doty begins. "But try to find words for the shades of a mottled sassafras leaf, or the reflectivity of a bay on an August morning, or the very beginnings of desire stirring in the gaze of ...

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