The Art of Revising Poetry

Name: The Art of Revising Poetry
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SKU: 9781350289260
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21 U.S. Poets on their Drafts, Craft, and Process

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The Art of Revising Poetry offers an illuminating exploration of the creative process behind poetry. Featuring side-by-side comparisons of first drafts and polished final versions, alongside full-page reproductions from the poets’ personal notebooks, this book follows twenty-one of the United States’ most influential poets—including African American, Latino, Asian American, and Native voices—as they refine their work word by word, line by line.

Each poem's development is accompanied by an insightful essay detailing its journey from inception to completion, providing a rare behind-the-scenes look at the meticulous craft of revising poetry.
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This book is ideal for aspiring poets, students practicing poetry, and poetry instructors seeking to enrich their classroom with authentic examples of the revision process. It serves as a fundamental resource across all levels of poetry education and creative writing.

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Using side-by-side pairings of first drafts and final versions, including full-page reproductions from the poets’ personal notebooks, as well as an insightful essay on each poem’s journey from start to finish, The Art of Revising Poetry tracks the creative process of twenty-one of the United States’ most influential poets as they struggle over a single word, line break, or thought.

This behind-the-scenes look into the creative minds of working poets, including African American, Latino, Asian American, and Native poets from across the US, is an essential resource for students practicing poetry, and for instructors looking to enliven the classroom with real world examples. Students learn first-hand from the deft revisions working poets make, while poetry teachers can show in detail how experienced poets self-edit, tinker, cut, rearrange, and craft a poem.

The Art of Revising Poetry is a must-have for aspiring poets and poetry teachers at all levels.

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The Art of Revising Poetry is praised for its rigour, diversity, and engaging style, hailed as an excellent and essential resource for both writers and readers. Dr Heather Yeung from the University of Dundee notes it as a compelling, high-calibre work that demystifies and diversifies the revision process in contemporary US poetry, making it a valuable companion for the academy and beyond.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350289260

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Contributors:

Edited by Charles Finn
Edited by Kim Stafford

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 168

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Poetry

About the Author

Kim Stafford is Emeritus Professor at Lewis & Clark College, Oregon, USA, where he founded the Northwest Writing Institute and taught for over thirty years. His twelve books of poetry and prose include, The Muses Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer’s Craft (2003) and 100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disappeared (2012). His most recent book is the poetry collection Singer Come from Afar (2021). He has taught writing in the US, Scotland, Italy, Mexico, and Bhutan. In 2018 he was named Oregon’s 9th Poet Laureate for a two-year term.

Charles Finn is the former editor of the literary and fine arts magazine High Desert Journal and author of Wild Delicate Seconds: 29 Wildlife Encounters (2012) and On a Benediction of Wind: Poems and Photographs from the American West (2022). His essays, poems, and nonfiction have been published in a wide variety of journals, magazines, newspapers, and anthologies across the United States.