A tutorial on poetry and life-An examination of the relationship between poetry and the culture and community from which it arises. Original poems by the author and his students through the years are presented. Among the points discussed are the relationship between the poet and the poem, what it means to be a poet and how a poet looks at life, how poems come into being, and what makes a poem good.
Language
English
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Wind Publications
Release
May 15, 2005
ISBN
1893239268
ISBN 13
9781893239265
Lives of the Poem: Community and Connection in a Writing Life
A tutorial on poetry and life-An examination of the relationship between poetry and the culture and community from which it arises. Original poems by the author and his students through the years are presented. Among the points discussed are the relationship between the poet and the poem, what it means to be a poet and how a poet looks at life, how poems come into being, and what makes a poem good.