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The Art of Attention: A Poet's Eye

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Availability:In StockContributor:Donald RevellSeries:Art Of... (Revell)Publish date:2007-07-24Pages:120
Language:EnglishPublisher:Graywolf PressISBN-13:9781555974749ISBN-10:1555974740UPC:9781555974749Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Writing, PoetryBook Topic:PoetrySize:6.98 x 5.08 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCS13M6DQG

The Art of Attention: A Poet's Eye by Donald Revell

Donald Revell's The Art of Attention: A Poet's Eye offers poets and writers a transformative approach to understanding poetry craft. Part of Graywolf Press's acclaimed Art Of series, this guide moves beyond traditional workshop techniques to explore how imagination expands sensory experience through poetry.

A Fresh Perspective on Poetry Craft

Revell challenges conventional approaches to poetry writing. "The art of poetry is not about the acquisition of wiles or the deployment of strategies," he argues. Instead, this book demonstrates how "beginning in the senses, imagination senses farther, senses more." This philosophy grounds the entire work, offering poets a method rooted in authentic vision rather than formulaic technique.

Learning from Masters Past and Present

The book draws from an impressive range of poetic voices spanning centuries. Revell analyzes works by William Blake and Henry David Thoreau alongside contemporary poets Ronald Johnson and John Ashbery. He supplements these analyses with examples from his own poetry and translations, providing readers with concrete demonstrations of attention and imagination at work.

About The Art Of Series

The Art Of series is a new series of brief books by contemporary writers on important craft issues. Each book investigates an element of the craft of fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry by discussing works by authors past and present. The books in the Art Of series are not strictly manuals, but serve readers and writers by illuminating aspects of the craft of writing that people think they already know but don't really know.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Graywolf PressISBN-13:9781555974749ISBN-10:1555974740UPC:9781555974749Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Writing, PoetryBook Topic:PoetrySize:6.98 x 5.08 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCS13M6DQG

DONALD REVELL is the author of ten poetry collections, including Pennyweight Windows: New & Selected Poems and My Mojave, which won the Lenore Marshall Prize. He teaches at the University of Utah, and lives in the desert south of Las Vegas.

Essential Resource for Poets and Writers

This paperback guide serves as an essential resource for poets seeking to deepen their understanding of poetic technique and vision. Whether you're a workshop participant, MFA student, or independent writer, The Art of Attention provides insights that illuminate the relationship between sensory experience and imaginative transformation in poetry.

Publisher: Graywolf Press

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Donald Revell

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