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

by Paisley Rekdal

What makes reading a poem unlike reading anything else? While there are as many ways to read a poem as there are types of poetry, every poem demands a conscious attention to language. Reading poems forensically helps us bring that attention to our own writing.

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...

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