The Art of Voice Hardcover – 1 January 2019 by Tony Hoagland
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-butt above all, alive. The twelve short chapters of the art of voices;/em> 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 br>Appendix contains thirty stimulating models and exercises that will help poets cultivate their craft. Mining his personal experience as a poet and analysing 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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