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In this new edition of Best Words, Best Order, Stephen Dobyns further explains the mystery of the poet's work. Through essays on memory and metaphor, pacing, and the intricacies of voice and tone, and thoughtful appreciations of Chekhov, Ritsos, Mandelstam, and Rilke, Dobyns guides readers and writers through poetry's mysterious twilight communiques. For this new second edition, Dobyns has added two new essays, one dealing with the idea of "beauty" in poetry and another dealing with the almost mystical way poets connect seemingly disparate elements in a single work.
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan; 2nd edition (May 30, 2003)
Language : English
Paperback : 412 pages
ISBN-10 : 1403961476
ISBN-13 : 978-1403961471
Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.51 x 0.94 x 8.5 inches
Reviewer: anonymous
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: one of the best books for emerging poets
Review: Love this book and find it essential to find my way into a better understanding of craft.
Reviewer: George Lewinnek
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It's Not Just for Poets.
Review: I bought this and the sequel, Next word, better word, to improve my prose writing. It has helped. I have started both and finished neither, but I already have a better understanding of metaphor, pacing and rhythm, and tone. I enjoy Dobyns most when he gives a poem and then discusses it, usually with praise, so that I have become a better reader of poetry. He also gives examples of poems that he does not like. That makes me a better editor of my own writing. I enjoy him least when he discusses the special insights of poet-artists that are denied the rest of us (ouch!). At times his thoughts soar, but he is always grounded enough to insist that a poet communicate with the reader. I can not review this book for the aspiring poet or the poetry lover, but I can review it for folks like me whose prose could improve: I think that you will like it.
Reviewer: Jules Reed
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Must Have Book on Poetry Craft
Review: This book will make you think about poetry and prose in new and surprising ways. It uses a wealth of poetry to illustrate its point. It's a handbook I will turn to frequently. Dobyns is a master communicator.
Reviewer: M. Lee
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Resource You Will Return to Often
Review: A deeply informative and wonderful book of essays from one of the most unique voices in American poetry, exploring the evolution of poetry and poetic voice. With shared wisdom from the giants of many ages - Baudelaire, Rilke, Larkin, et al -- these essays go deep into the art of writing, reading and thinking about poetry; i.e. writing with greater freedom, reading with greater confidence. A priceless resource for anyone writing - or aspiring to write - poetry ... Or just wanting to read poetry with greater knowledge. Wonder, weep, laugh, learn.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Two Stars
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Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A definitive book about how poems work, a guide ...
Review: A definitive book about how poems work, a guide from a poet who knows. The history of free verse chapter is scholarly. The essays about individual writers are topnotch.
Reviewer: RT
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good book, if you're into that sort of thing
Review: A very intelligently written and entertaining enough book that I was forced to read for an English class. There's nothing more to it. If you are a poetry lover, this is a good book.
Reviewer: Debra
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Loved it
Review: thanks so much. came fast in good condition and really helped me with my paper. Thanks again keep up the good work