Oliver, Mary,  1935- <br/><br/>
A poetry handbook / 
Cover subtitle:  Prose guide to understanding and writing poetry. 
Mary Oliver. 
 - First edition. 
 - viii, 130 pages ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> "A Harvest original."  Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Getting ready -- Reading poems -- Imitation -- Sound -- More devices of sound -- The line -- Some given forms -- Verse that is free -- Diction, tone, voice -- Imagery -- Revision -- Workshops and solitude -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> Offers advice on reading and writing poetry, and discusses imitation, sound, the line, poem forms, free verse, diction, imagery, revision, and workshops. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0156724006 9780156724005 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American poetry--History and criticism--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>English language--Versification--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>English poetry--History and criticism--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>English poetry--Study and teaching--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Poetry--Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Handbooks and manuals.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R PE  / 1505 O35 1994 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808.1