Synopsis
An innovative and accessible guide to writing and reading poetry by an acclaimed poet and beloved professor of poetry.
What makes reading a poem unlike reading anything else? In Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens, acclaimed poet and teacher Paisley Rekdal demonstrates how to observe the building blocks of a poem―including its diction, form, imagery, and rhythm―and construct an interpretation of its meaning. Using guided close readings and nearly 40 creative and critical “experiments,” this book shows how a poem takes shape through the intersection of all its lyric elements. Drawing on the work of poets from William Shakespeare to Jericho Brown, Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens reveals how to read and write critically, and how to appreciate―and achieve―the exhilarating craft of poetry.
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About the Author
Paisley Rekdal is the author of ten books of poetry and nonfiction, including Appropriate: A Provocation. The director of the American West Center and a distinguished professor of English at the University of Utah, she lives in Salt Lake City.
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Praise for Paisley Rekdal
“Rekdal is a poet of observation and history, one who carefully weighs the consequences of time. She revels in detail.”
― Craig Morgan Teicher, Los Angeles Times
“[Paisley Rekdal] rejects holistic and untroubled conclusions in favor of contradictory multiplicity. . . .Thoughtful [and] investigative.”
― Booklist
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