The Writing Moment: A Practical Guide to Creating Poems - Softcover

Tysdal, Daniel Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199002363 ISBN 13: 9780199002368

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2013

Synopsis

a href="http://prismmagazine.ca/2014/09/24/an-interview-with-daniel-scott-tysdal/ "PRISM International magazine interview with Daniel Scott Tysdal/a a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0BUYzMypi8"Watch Daniel Scott Tysdal's TEDx Talk: Everything You Need to Write a Poem (and How It Can Save a Life)/a This practical guide to composing original, evocative poetry explores all aspects of the writing process-including finding inspiration, organizing ideas on paper, revising first drafts, and sharing poems with others. Accessible and encouraging throughout, this invaluable resource helps beginner poets find their voice and master the tools of the trade.

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About the Author

Daniel Scott Tysdal teaches creative writing and English literature at the University of Toronto Scarborough. In 2012, the UTSC student newspaper, The Underground, named him one of their four "Professors of the Year." He is the author of Predicting the Next Big Advertising Breakthrough Using a Potentially Dangerous Method (Coteau 2006), which received the ReLit Award for Poetry (2007), and the Anne Szumigalski Poetry Award (2006). His second book of poetry, The Mourner's Book of Albums, was published with Tightrope Books in 2010. His work has received a number of accolades including honourable mention at the 2003 National Magazine Awards, the 2010 Matrix Lit Pop Award, and a place in the 2011 edition of The Best Canadian Poetry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199002363
• ISBN 13: 9780199002368
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232