A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver

A Poetry Handbook

Mary Oliver

130 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction poetry reference challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Description

With passion, wit, and good common sense, the celebrated poet Mary Oliver tells of the basic ways a poem is built-meter and rhyme, form and diction, sound and sense. Drawing on poems from Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and others, Oliver imparts ...

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Moods

informative 97%
inspiring 66%
reflective 41%
challenging 18%
hopeful 12%
lighthearted 11%
relaxing 10%
funny 3%
emotional 1%

Pace

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medium 34%
slow 29%

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