{"product_id":"a-poetry-handbook-a-prose-guide-to-understanding-and-writing-poetry-9780156724005","title":"A Poetry Handbook: A Prose Guide to Understanding and Writing Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that's what she says poetry can do), but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook.\"--\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the beloved and acclaimed poet, an ultimate guide to writing and understanding poetry. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith passion and wit, Mary Oliver skillfully imparts expertise from her long, celebrated career as a disguised poet. She walks readers through exactly how a poem is built, from meter and rhyme, to form and diction, to sound and sense, drawing on poems by Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and others. This handbook is an invaluable glimpse into Oliver's prolific mind--a must-have for all poetry-lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOliver, Mary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A private person by nature, Mary Oliver (1935-2019) gave very few interviews over the years. Instead, she preferred to let her work speak for itself. And speak it has, for the past five decades, to countless readers. Over the course of her long and illustrious career, Oliver received numerous awards. Her fourth book, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Primitive\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984. She also received the Shelley Memorial Award; a Guggenheim Fellowship; an American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Achievement Award; the Christopher Award and the L.L. Winship\/PEN New England Award for \u003ci\u003eHouse of Light\u003c\/i\u003e; the National Book Award for\u003ci\u003e New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e; a Lannan Foundation Literary Award; and the New England Booksellers Association Award for Literary Excellence. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874648953106,"sku":"9780156724005","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4d2dbb73-4142-4f87-baf6-dd552dd87342.jpg?v=1738002824","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-poetry-handbook-a-prose-guide-to-understanding-and-writing-poetry-9780156724005","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}