Derek Bartholomew’s Reviews > A Poetry Handbook > Status Update

Besides my initial annoyance of Oliver’s sweeping claim that poets are born with natural abilities that others will never possess, this book has been a pleasure.

By the time I finished my MA in US literature, I was more interested in the novel form and thought poetry was a bore.

Relearning the rules of verse, how to scan a poem, I’m starting to enjoy poetry again.

This is a good intro for anyone.