The Poetry Dictionary
second edition
with foreword by Dana Gioia
Instructors: Request examination copy.
John
Drury is the author of two collections of poetry, The
Disappearing Town and Burning
the Aspern Papers (published by Miami University Press). He is also the author of Creating
Poetry and The Poetry Dictionary (published by Writer's Digest
Books). His poems have appeared in many literary journals,
including The American Poetry
Review, The Hudson Review,
The New Republic, The Paris
Review, Ploughshares, Poetry,
and The Southern Review. He has won the Bernard F. Conners Prize for
Poetry and two Ohio Arts Council grants, as well as the Dolly Cohen
Award for Distinguished Teaching. He teaches
at the University of Cincinnati.
Writer's Digest Books
(paperback, 374 pages, $14.99)
ISBN: 1-58297-329-6
"What a relief to have this contemporized guide to
what real poets really do in form, focus, and
experiment. There’s so much for the learner and the
writer to explore, and it’s wisely presented by a true
artist of poetics. The Poetry Dictionary is my chosen
text for undergraduate and graduate creative writing
classes and for Introduction to Poetry courses."
—Sandra McPherson
"The Poetry Dictionary is a wonderfully useful tool
for poets, but it’s also sheer fun to read. I learn
something new and exciting every time I pick it up
because it’s loaded with terrific examples drawn
widely and wisely from many languages,
literatures, eras, and traditions. John Drury’s
summaries are the deeply informed and practical
comments of a poetry lover who is himself an
extraordinarily accomplished poet."
—Andrew Hudgins
"Inspired, intelligent, and always reliable, The Poetry
Dictionary is an indispensable guide to poetry and
the mysteries of its makings. John Drury’s
comprehensive and friendly book can answer a casual
question or lead a serious student to a genuine
discovery. Every time I open it, I learn from it. Among
the myriad poetry handbooks, this one is The One."
—Molly Peacock