Reinventing the Life of a Poet in the Modern World

Books About Poetry to Read

In a recent article I found for this week's poetry news, poet Katy Lederer provides an indispensable book-list of books on poetry:

  • Language of Inquiry by Lyn Hejinian (for a philosoph Bookstackical dismantling of poetic language and practice)
  • Attack of the Difficult Poems by Charles Bernstein (for a philosophical dismantling of poetic language and practice that's funny)
  • Ordinary Genius by Kim Addonizio (for writing exercises)
  • Real Sofistikashun by Tony Hoagland (for a survey of mainstream American poetry)
  • Beautiful and Pointless by David Orr (for a survey of mainstream American poetry that's funny)
  • Poetry Home Repair Manual by Ted Kooser (for analytical exercises with personal narrative)

That should be a good syllabus for winter's reading.

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    Thanks for the great list I hope you can consider reading this list of books about poetry too.
    -100 Notes on Violence by Julie Carr
    -The Last Four Things by Kate Greenstreet
    -The Mystery of the Hidden Driveway by Jennifer L. Knox
    Good books about poetry to prepare you for more challenging poetry writing this coming school semester.

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