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The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within

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A book by Stephen Fry

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Author: Stephen Fry

Publisher: Gotham (2005)

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review by PaulCarr. září 11, 2009

Poet? Know it.

Like most sensible people, I've always hated poetry. A form of writing for people who want to say nothing, pretentiously. There's a reason why it's the format of choice for self-harming Livejournal teens and Andrew Dice Clay, right? But equally I've always had a nagging doubt that I might be missing something. That if I could just bring myself to learn some of the theory behind the form, I might unlock the gates to some magical world of art and beauty. This book is for people … more

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review by luan_gaines. březen 30, 2009

"I believe poetry is a primal impulse within us all."

Whether writing poetry is curse or gift, the cat is out of the bag: the most unexpected people write poetry. It is Stephen Fry's intention to unveil the mystery, which he does with enthusiasm in chapters addressing Metre, Rhyme, Form, and Diction and Poetics Today, a daunting task by any measure; Fry approaches his topic with an attention to the details that often overwhelm would-be poets, for example the unusual jargon and technical vocabulary that accompanies a serious … more

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