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The Straight Line: Writing on Poetry and Poets
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The Straight Line: Writing on Poetry and Poets Hardback - 2000

by Ronald Padgett

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The Straight Line brings together memoir, informal talks, autobiographical essays, unconventional book reviews, instructional pieces, imaginative speculations on the nature of reading, and poems about writing. What distinguishes these pieces is Ron Padgett's refreshing sense of humor and the changing, unexpected angles on his point of view. He pokes fun at the concept of "finding one's poetic voice," has a dream conversation with a Russian poet, talks to his typewriter, parodies Robert Frost, deconstructs the haiku, finds weird word lists in the dictionary, and extols the pleasures of mistakes in writing.
But along with the playful wit comes Padgett's serious fascination with how words work. Essays discuss such subjects as the otherness of languages; French poets and their relationship to Cubist painters; an afternoon with the poet Edwin Denby; a tribute to Ted Berrigan; twentieth-century modernism; and suggestions for using the computer to write poetry.
The book concludes with pieces that Padgett has written during his thirty years as a teacher of poetry. Essays explore the unexpected relationships between poetry and dance; the practical value of using "gimmicks" to inspire poetry writing; and some radical and entertaining ideas for innovative ways to read creatively.
Ron Padgett is Publications Director, Teachers and Writers Collaborative. His books include Albanian Diary, Creative Reading, and Old Faithful: 18 Writers Present Their Favorite Writing Assignments.

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  • Title The Straight Line: Writing on Poetry and Poets
  • Author Ronald Padgett
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Michigan Press
  • Publication date 2000-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780472097265 / 0472097261
  • Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.32 x 5.7 x 0.74 in (21.13 x 14.48 x 1.88 cm)
  • Category Poetry
  • Library of Congress subjects Poetry, Poetics
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00033803
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.54

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  • Publishers Weekly, 05/14/2001, Page 79

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