Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens: On Reading and Writing Poetry Forensically

by Paisley Rekdal

What makes reading a poem unlike reading anything else? In Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens, acclaimed poet and teacher Paisley Rekdal demonstrates how to observe the building blocks of a poem--including its diction, form, imagery, and rhythm--and construct an interpretation of its meaning. Using guided close readings and nearly 40 creative and critical "experiments," this book shows how a poem takes shape through the intersection of all its lyric...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393881989
• ISBN13: 9780393881981
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 304 Pages