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Rules for the Dance: A Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse (edition 1998)

by Mary Oliver

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Clear, lucid, downt-to-earth approach to reading and writing poetry expected of Mary Oliver. This book covers metrics in a nice friendly manner. Nice colection of 50 metrical examples. Not the be all and end all on the subject but a good introduction.
  Bat | Oct 15, 2007 |
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I occasionally return to this and A Poetry Handbook by Oliver to remind me of some of the very basic basics. I like the anthology of metrical poetry that makes up the last third or so of this book. There are some good old friends there. ( )
  charliesierra | Jul 5, 2014 |
Clear, lucid, downt-to-earth approach to reading and writing poetry expected of Mary Oliver. This book covers metrics in a nice friendly manner. Nice colection of 50 metrical examples. Not the be all and end all on the subject but a good introduction.
  Bat | Oct 15, 2007 |
Oliver's books on craft are good picks. ( )
  amyfaerie | Feb 5, 2007 |
Love it. One of the few books on prosody that's not completely boring. A very practical book that frees one to enjoy the craft in an organic way. ( )
  porian | Nov 30, 2005 |
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821.009Literature › English & Old English literatures › English poetry › English poetry {by more than one author} › Modified standard subdivisions › History, description, critical appraisal of English poetry not limited by time period or kind of form

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PE1505.O37Language and Literature › English language › English › Modern English

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