How a Poem Moves : A Field Guide for Readers of Poetry

Sol, Adam

ISBN 10: 1770414568 / ISBN 13: 9781770414563

Published by a misFit book, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How a Poem Moves : A Field Guide for Readers of Poetry
• Publisher: a misFit book
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1770414568
• ISBN 13: 9781770414563
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

A collection of playfully elucidating essays to help reluctant poetry readers become well-versed in verse

Developed from Adam Sol’s popular blog, How a Poem Moves is a collection of 35 short essays that walks readers through an array of contemporary poems. Sol is a dynamic teacher, and in these essays, he has captured the humor and engaging intelligence for which he is known in the classroom. With a breezy style, Sol delivers essays that are perfect for a quick read or to be grouped together as a curriculum.

Though How a Poem Moves is not a textbook, it demonstrates poetry’s range and pleasures through encounters with individual poems that span traditions, techniques, and ambitions. This illuminating book is for readers who are afraid they “don’t get” poetry but who believe that, with a welcoming guide, they might conquer their fear and cultivate a new appreciation.

About the Author

Adam Sol is an award-winning poet, writer, and teacher. He has published four collections of poetry, including Crowd of Sounds, which won Ontario’s Trillium Book Award. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife, Rabbi Yael Splansky, and their three sons.