A Primer for Poets and Readers of Poetry

Author(s): Gregory Orr (University of Virginia)

Poetry

This primer guides young poets towards a deeper understanding of how poetry can function in their lives, while introducing the art in an exciting new way. It provides writing exercises and explains topics such as the personal and cultural threshold, the four forces that animate poetic language, tactics of revision, ecstasy and engagement as motives for poetry, and how to locate and learn from our personal poetic forebears.


Product Information

Gregory Orr is the author of twelve collections of poetry as well as two works of prose, Poetry as Survival and The Blessing. He has received the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and two National Endowment of the Arts fellowships. He lives in Charlottesville and has taught for over forty years as a professor of English at the University of Virginia, where he founded its MFA Program in Writing.

General Fields

  • : 9780393253924
  • : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
  • : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
  • : 0.266712
  • : October 2017
  • : 210mm X 140mm
  • : United States
  • : November 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Gregory Orr (University of Virginia)
  • : Paperback
  • : 1712
  • : English
  • : 809.1
  • : 256