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The Ode Less Travelled
by Stephen Fry
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1592402488
- ISBN 13
- 9781592402489
- Seller
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Winona, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover with bright clean dust jacket. Fine inside and out.
Synopsis
Comedian and actor Stephen Fry's witty and practical guide, now in paperback, gives the aspiring poet or student the tools and confidence to write and understand poetry.Stephen Fry believes that if one can speak and read English, one can write poetry. In The Ode Less Travelled, he invites readers to discover the delights of writing poetry for pleasure and provides the tools and confidence to get started. Through enjoyable exercises, witty insights, and simple step-by-step advice, Fry introduces the concepts of Metre, Rhyme, Form, Diction, and Poetics.Most of us have never been taught to read or write poetry, and so it can seem mysterious and intimidating. But Fry, a wonderfully competent, engaging teacher and a writer of poetry himself, sets out to correct this problem by explaining the various elements of poetry in simple terms, without condescension. Fry's method works, and his enthusiasm is contagious as he explores different forms of poetry: the haiku, the ballad, the villanelle, and the sonnet, among many others. Along the way, he introduces us to poets we've heard of but never read. The Ode Less Travelled is not just the survey course you never took in college, it's a lively celebration of poetry that makes even the most reluctant reader want to pick up a pencil and give it a try.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Leaf Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 706x
- Title
- The Ode Less Travelled
- Author
- Stephen Fry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with tight binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1592402488
- ISBN 13
- 9781592402489
- Publisher
- Gotham
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
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About the Seller
Blue Leaf Books
Biblio member since 2012
Winona, Minnesota
About Blue Leaf Books
I have more than 10,000 books for sale, both on-line and as part of collections at local coffeeshop/bookstore locations. I have a special interest in "literary" titles, including modern fiction and small press poetry. I also have several rare editions. I combine bookselling with my writing activities. I am an active writer with several books in print. You may learn more about me from my webpage "Emilio DeGrazia The Writing Life."
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