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novapsycheI recently bought Right Words, Right Order. And while I really appreciate what Stephen Dobyns has to say, the whole work has made me rather intimidated to write poetry right now.
If only the weekend had one more day.
If only the weekend had one more day.
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Date: 2004-08-09 01:58 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-08-09 05:28 am (UTC)Right Words, Right Order is a collection of essays on poetry, and Stephen Dobyns comes highly regarded. He pinpoints a lot of areas that make me go, "Yeah, okay! I'll have to keep my eye out for that." But there are so many.
One thing in particular that I enjoyed learning was the idea that surprise itself can be seen as a poetic device. I knew it was something that contributes to a poem being successful, but to think of it as a device itself makes me look at poetry in a new light.