Lives of the Poem: Community and Connection in a Writing Life - Softcover

Richard Hague

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1893239268 ISBN 13: 9781893239265

Publisher: Wind Pubns, 2005

Synopsis

A tutorial on poetry and life-An examination of the relationship between poetry and the culture and community from which it arises. Original poems by the author and his students through the years are presented. Among the points discussed are the relationship between the poet and the poem, what it means to be a poet and how a poet looks at life, how poems come into being, and what makes a poem good.

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From the Inside Flap

"Dick Hague has packed his magic into a savvy and practical new testament for poets of all ages. It is the book I've long been seeking for my poetry workshops." --- Claude Clayton Smith, Ohio Northern University

"The dedicated teacher, the careful craftsman, the playful wordsmith: these gifts are evident on every page." --- Ann Townsend, author of The Coronary Garden

"One of the most literate pieces of writing that has come our way in quite a while. Almost never do we get a teacher-writer who is willing to critique student work with the close reading Hague brings to this responsibility. Most teacher-readers of Lives of the Poem would develop an advanced understanding of just how much their students can learn about language if they are willing to probe student work with the insight and intelligence Hague demonstrates." --- Art Peterson, National Writing Project

From the Back Cover

One of the most literate pieces of writing that has come our way in quite a while. Almost never do we get a teacher-writer who is willing to critique student work with the close reading Hague brings to this responsibility. Most teacher-readers of Lives of the Poem would develop an advanced understanding of just how much their students can learn about language if they are willing to probe student work with the insight and intelligence Hague demonstrates.---Art Peterson, National Writing ProjectDick Hague has packed his magic into a savvy and practical new testament for poets of all ages. It is the book I've long been seeking for my poetry workshops.---Claude Clayton Smith, Ohio Northern UniversityThe dedicated teacher, the careful craftsman, the playful wordsmith: these gifts are evident on every page.---Anne Townsend, author of The Coronary Garden

About this edition

• Publisher: Wind Pubns
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1893239268
• ISBN 13: 9781893239265
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 324