{"product_id":"in-the-palm-of-your-hand-a-poets-portable-workshop","title":"In the Palm of Your Hand: A Poet's Portable Workshop","description":"*Over 90,000 copies sold*\nLong an anchor text for college and junior college writing classes, this illuminating and invaluable guide has become a favorite for beginning poets and an ever-valuable reference for more advanced students who want to sharpen their craft, expand their technical skills, and engage their deepest memories and concerns.This edition adds Steve Kowit’s famous essay on poetics “The Mystique of the Difficult Poem,” in which he argues stirringly and forcefully that a poem need not be obscure to be great.\nIdeal for teachers who have been searching for a way to inspire students with a love for writing--and reading--contemporary poetry.\nIt is a book about shaping your memories and passions, your pleasures, obsessions, dreams, secrets, and sorrows into the poems you have always wanted to write. If you long to create poetry that is magical and moving, this is the book you've been looking for.\nHere are chapters on the language and music of poetry, the art of revision, traditional and experimental techniques, and how to get your poetry started, perfected, and published. Not the least of the book's pleasures are model poems by many of the best contemporary poets, illuminating craft discussions, and the author's detailed suggestions for writing dozens of poems about your deepest and most passionate concerns.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0884485315\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0884485315.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kowit, Steve\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41500178120762,"sku":"DBV.0884485315.G","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0884485315-0.jpg?v=1783058003","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/in-the-palm-of-your-hand-a-poets-portable-workshop","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}