Description: Ted Kooser, America's poet laureate, brings his way with words and his Nebraska common sense to a series of essays about writing. Encouraging poets not to worry about "becoming a poet" but simply to try to write good poems, he stresses r...
Synopsis Ted Kooser, America's poet laureate, brings his way with words and his Nebraska common sense to a series of essays about writing. Encouraging poets not to worry about "becoming a poet" but simply to try to write good poems, he stresses revision and clarity, and writes enlighteningly about the elements that make up a poem.
Details
Publication Date:
2007-03-01
Size
Length:
168 pages
Height:
8.3 in
Width:
5.5 in
Thickness:
0.2 in
Weight:
8.0 oz
Industry Reviews "As this collection of essays shows, [Kooser] is a generous presence in the poetic world....His advice [is] useful to poets at any level of achievement...." Booklist - Patricia Monaghan (02/15/2005)