“MaryOliverwouldprobablyneveradmittoanythingsograndioseasanefforttoconnecttheconsciousmindandtheheart(that’swhatshesayspoetrycando),butthatisexactlywhatsheaccomplishesinthisstunninglittlehandbook.“--LosAngelesTimesFromthebelovedandacclaimedpoet,anultimateguidetowritingandunderstandingpoetry.Withpassionandwit,MaryOliverskillfullyimpartsexpertisefromherlong,celebratedcareerasadisguisedpoet.Shewalksreadersthroughexactlyhowapoemisbuilt,frommeterandrhyme,toformanddiction,tosoundandsense,drawingonpoemsbyRobertFrost,ElizabethBishop,andothers.ThishandbookisaninvaluableglimpseintoOliver’sprolificmind--amust-haveforallpoetry-lovers.
