Poetics Books

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The Poetics of Space The Poetics of Space (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 11,373 ratings — published 1957
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Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 3,014 ratings — published 2012
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A Poetry Handbook A Poetry Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,621 ratings — published 1994
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The Art of the Poetic Line The Art of the Poetic Line (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.03 — 693 ratings — published 2007
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The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,081 ratings — published 1978
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Poetics Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as poetics)
avg rating 3.83 — 29,977 ratings — published -335
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Letters to a Young Poet Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 125,843 ratings — published 1929
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The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,058 ratings — published 2005
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Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 996 ratings — published 1997
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The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 2,352 ratings — published 1997
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Poetic Meter and Poetic Form Poetic Meter and Poetic Form (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as poetics)
avg rating 3.99 — 741 ratings — published 1965
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The Necessary Angel: Essays on Reality and the Imagination The Necessary Angel: Essays on Reality and the Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.14 — 790 ratings — published 1951
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The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as poetics)
avg rating 3.87 — 1,115 ratings — published 1998
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The Life of Poetry (Paris Press) The Life of Poetry (Paris Press)
by (shelved 9 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.28 — 307 ratings — published 1968
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The Hatred of Poetry The Hatred of Poetry (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as poetics)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,627 ratings — published 2016
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Bluets Bluets (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 58,792 ratings — published 2009
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The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 1,762 ratings — published 1973
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How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,193 ratings — published 1999
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The Art of Recklessness: Poetry as Assertive Force and Contradiction The Art of Recklessness: Poetry as Assertive Force and Contradiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.13 — 661 ratings — published 2010
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The Art of Syntax: Rhythm of Thought, Rhythm of Song The Art of Syntax: Rhythm of Thought, Rhythm of Song (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as poetics)
avg rating 3.84 — 421 ratings — published 2009
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Real Sofistikashun: Essays on Poetry and Craft Real Sofistikashun: Essays on Poetry and Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.18 — 550 ratings — published 2006
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The Poem's Heartbeat: A Manual of Prosody The Poem's Heartbeat: A Manual of Prosody (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as poetics)
avg rating 3.90 — 248 ratings — published 1997
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Proofs & Theories: Essays on Poetry Proofs & Theories: Essays on Poetry (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.12 — 810 ratings — published 1994
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ABC of Reading ABC of Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as poetics)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,941 ratings — published 1934
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The Art of Voice: Poetic Principles and Practice The Art of Voice: Poetic Principles and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.34 — 279 ratings — published 2019
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The New Book of Forms: A Handbook of Poetics The New Book of Forms: A Handbook of Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.14 — 263 ratings — published 1968
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Theory of the Lyric Theory of the Lyric (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.24 — 126 ratings — published 2015
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Poetry, Language, Thought Poetry, Language, Thought (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,704 ratings — published 1971
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Best Words, Best Order: Essays on Poetry Best Words, Best Order: Essays on Poetry (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.06 — 395 ratings — published 1996
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The Language of Inquiry The Language of Inquiry (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.42 — 273 ratings — published 2000
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My Emily Dickinson My Emily Dickinson (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,537 ratings — published 1985
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Autobiography of Red Autobiography of Red (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.25 — 37,124 ratings — published 1998
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Ten Windows: How Great Poems Transform the World Ten Windows: How Great Poems Transform the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.36 — 403 ratings — published 2015
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Eros the Bittersweet Eros the Bittersweet (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.45 — 7,018 ratings — published 1986
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.23 — 332,056 ratings — published 1923
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Where the Sidewalk Ends Where the Sidewalk Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,519,453 ratings — published 1974
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Leaves of Grass Leaves of Grass (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.11 — 117,331 ratings — published 1855
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The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.29 — 419 ratings — published 1962
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The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,377 ratings — published 2000
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Reading Rilke: Reflections on the Problems of Translation Reading Rilke: Reflections on the Problems of Translation (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as poetics)
avg rating 3.99 — 365 ratings — published 1999
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The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.49 — 212 ratings — published 1993
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Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,545 ratings — published 1996
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In the Palm of Your Hand: A Poet's Portable Workshop In the Palm of Your Hand: A Poet's Portable Workshop (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,142 ratings — published
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The Waste Land and Other Poems The Waste Land and Other Poems (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.22 — 74,307 ratings — published 1922
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Don't Read Poetry: A Book About How to Read Poems Don't Read Poetry: A Book About How to Read Poems (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as poetics)
avg rating 3.76 — 438 ratings — published 2019
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Citizen: An American Lyric Citizen: An American Lyric (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.25 — 52,317 ratings — published 2014
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Paradise Lost Paradise Lost (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as poetics)
avg rating 3.86 — 184,354 ratings — published 1667
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.53 — 41,537 ratings — published 1984
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An Exaltation of Forms: Contemporary Poets Celebrate the Diversity of Their Art An Exaltation of Forms: Contemporary Poets Celebrate the Diversity of Their Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as poetics)
avg rating 4.09 — 123 ratings — published 2002
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“There is no single thing... that is so cut and dried that one cannot attend to its secret whisper which says 'I am more than just my appearance'. If each object quivers with readiness to imply something other than itself, if each perception is a word in a poem dense with connotations, then the poet's selection of any given subject of speculation will become... a means of attuning himself to the rhythms and harmonies of reality at large. ... The notion of a network of correspondence is not an outmoded Romantic illusion: it represents a crucial intuition...”
Roger Cardinal, Figures of Reality

Alicia Suskin Ostriker
“To Wallace Stevens' post-Nietzschean formula 'God and the imagination are one,' these women poets would add a crucial third element: God and the imagination and my body are one.”
Alicia Ostriker, Stealing the Language: The Emergence of Women's Poetry in America

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