{"product_id":"the-art-of-revising-poetry-21-u-s-poets-on-their-drafts-craft-and-process","title":"The Art of Revising Poetry: 21 U.S. Poets on Their Drafts, Craft, and Process","description":"Using side-by-side pairings of first drafts and final versions, including full-page reproductions from the poets' personal notebooks, as well as an insightful essay on each poem's journey from start to finish, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Revising Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e tracks the creative process of twenty-one of the United States' most influential poets as they struggle over a single word, line break, or thought. This behind-the-scenes look into the creative minds of working poets, including African American, Latino, Asian American, and Native poets from across the US, is an essential resource for students practicing poetry, and for instructors looking to enliven the classroom with real world examples. Students learn first-hand from the deft revisions working poets make, while poetry teachers can show in detail how experienced poets self-edit, tinker, cut, rearrange, and craft a poem. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Revising Poetry \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-have for aspiring poets and poetry teachers at all levels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Stafford \u003c\/b\u003eis Emeritus Professor at Lewis \u0026amp; Clark College, Oregon, USA, where he founded the Northwest Writing Institute and taught for over thirty years. His twelve books of poetry and prose include, \u003ci\u003e The Muses Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer's Craft\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003e100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disappeared \u003c\/i\u003e(2012). His most recent book is the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eSinger Come from Afar\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). He has taught writing in the US, Scotland, Italy, Mexico, and Bhutan. In 2018 he was named Oregon's 9th Poet Laureate for a two-year term. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Finn\u003c\/b\u003e is the former editor of the literary and fine arts magazine \u003ci\u003eHigh Desert Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eWild Delicate Seconds: 29 Wildlife Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eOn a\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBenediction of Wind: Poems and Photographs from the American West\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). His essays, poems, and nonfiction have been published in a wide variety of journals, magazines, newspapers, and anthologies across the United States.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50719698944274,"sku":"9781350289260","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8d1d246f-39e6-4059-a14e-76c4ac3c4c94.jpg?v=1734669574","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-revising-poetry-21-u-s-poets-on-their-drafts-craft-and-process","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}