Making poems : forty poems with commentary by the poets / edited by Todd Davis and Erin Murphy.

"This diverse collection of poems and companion essays by forty nationally and internationally known poets allows readers to experience the creative process through the eyes and voice of each poet. No matter how often we are told that revision is an essential component of poetic composition, it...

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Other Authors: Davis, Todd F., 1965-, Murphy, Erin, 1968-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany, N.Y. : Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, ©2010.
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Summary:"This diverse collection of poems and companion essays by forty nationally and internationally known poets allows readers to experience the creative process through the eyes and voice of each poet. No matter how often we are told that revision is an essential component of poetic composition, it can be difficult to resist the temptation to think of the poem as having sprung spontaneously, Athena-like, from the writer's head. By exposing readers to the finished product as well as the poet's own account of the poem's creation, Making Poems offers a behind-the-scenes perspective on the poetic process that will fascinate both beginning and established writers. The book also affords poetry instructors an opportunity to demonstrate to their students the ways in which poems can originate from seemingly mundane and unlikely sources." --Book Jacket.
Physical Description:xiii, 204 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9781438431758 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1438431759 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781438431765 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1438431767 (pbk. : alk. paper)