A review by raynestorm
The Art of Attention: A Poet's Eye by Donald Revell

3.0

Revell's lyrical writing style nearly made this book unreadable for me, as I would get lost in the rhythm and rhyme of the words he used and completely miss what they actually meant. It's an excellent bedtime read. I will say that if you're looking to get introduced to the "form" of poetry, and how to read like a poet, this is an excellent guide. Included are some delightful snippets of works from other poets, and some of Revell's own works. A bit boring and honestly presumptuous in places, hypocritical in others, a bit hard to really get into, but linguistically quite beautiful.