The Art of Voice: Poetic Principles and Practice
The Art of Voice: Poetic Principles and Practice
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W. W. Norton
Annotation: An award-winning poet, teacher, and "champion of poetry" (New York Times) demystifies the elusive element of voice.
 
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Catalog Number: #371069
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Copyright Date: 2019
Edition Date: 2019 Release Date: 03/05/19
Pages: viii, 168 pages
ISBN: 1-324-00268-9
ISBN 13: 978-1-324-00268-0
Dewey: 808.1
LCCN: 2018059037
Dimensions: 22 cm
Language: English
Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-168) and index.
Reading Level: 6.0
Interest Level: 9-12

In this accessible and distilled craft guide, acclaimed poet Tony Hoagland approaches poetry through the frame of poetic voice, that mysterious connective element that binds the speaker and reader together. A poem strong in the dimension of voice is an animate thing of shifting balances, tones, and temperatures, by turns confiding, vulgar, bossy, or cunning--but above all, alive. The twelve short chapters of The Art of Voice explore ways to create a distinctive poetic voice, including vernacular, authoritative statement, material imagination, speech register, tone-shifting, and using secondary voices as an enriching source of texture in the poem. A comprehensive appendix contains thirty stimulating models and exercises that will help poets cultivate their craft. Mining his personal experience as a poet and analyzing a wide range of examples from Catullus to Marie Howe, Hoagland provides a lively introduction to contemporary poetry and an invaluable guide for any practicing writer.


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