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Product Review Summary: Amazing Kowit's book invites you into the very soul of poetry, and suddenly you find yourself evoking the minuscule, corner-shadowed inhabitants of your subconscious ... all the specks of dust and the cobwebs. And they find themselves, reincarnate and illuminated, on paper. He gives you wonderful exercises that inspire you to try things you would never have thought of otherwise. I highly recommend this book.
Product Review Summary: In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop I never received this item. I think the seller was very poor-not letting me know what had happened, until I questioned him. Very poor customer service. I would not order anything from this seller. I am not able to review this item- (it appeared that the seller, never sent it)
Product Review Summary: Do you think you know something about Poetry? As I started to read this book, I thought I had a pretty good idea about poetry. I was totally wrong. I knew nothing at all. In the foreword to this book Dorianne Laux writes:"I was lucky. And now you can be lucky too". I thought that it sounded promising, but then I did not think more about it. As I started reading and after just a couple of pages, I understood what Dorianne Laux meant. If you hold this book in your hand and if you are prepared to discover what Steve Kowit has to show you about the world of poetry - then you are truly lucky. As the title says, you hold the Poetry in the Palm of Your Hand. Go for it!
Product Review Summary: Vaguely pedestrian I chose this book because of the glowing reviews. I was disappointed. I expected a discussion of the nature of poetry and how it is constructed. What I got was "A process for recovering memories" (Recall a pleasant time in the past., Recall a building in which you once lived., etc.)
I gave this book one star because some of the critiques of the ibcluded poems were interesting although the choices of poems was not. Knowing what I now know, I would pass on this book.
Product Review Summary: it's this poet's companion Since 1996, I have kept this book handy on my nightstand and carried it with me on every vacation I take, just to make sure it is accessible when I am ready to learn more about reading poetry, to improve my writing of poetry, to give myself assignments for writing, or just to read and re-read some of the beautiful samples included inside. I have and have utilized a number of "poetry handbooks," but find this one the best. It is just a great book for anyone interested in poetry from any angle. It is also helpful for discovering new poets, too, as the samples included are drawn from a wide body of authors.
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