The Poetry Oracle

by Amber Guetebier and Brenda Knight

Combining poetry with divination, this collection resurrects the ancient Greek art of Rhapsodomancy, or divining one's fortune or destiny through the use of poetry or verse. Harkening back to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1888729201
• ISBN13: 9781888729207
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: CCC Publishing
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

The Poetry Oracle - Love it!

I received The Poetry Oracle and I love it! The book was beautiful! The colors used on the cover and artwork throughout was beautiful and I couldn't help but browse all the pictures before I got a chance to read. As I started to read the book, it had many beautiful poems and I loved the fact you could also use it to do fortunes - very clever! Very talented writer and illustrator, and I look forward to more work from them. I brought it to a family reunion and it was a hit amoung the grandparents, parents, cousins - all generations. Also, I left it on my desk at work and now a few co-workers want it - I told them to get their own! Expect more orders for this special book!

Library gift

I enjoyed this book so much that I bought a second copy as a gift for my public library. I would love to see this idea catch on because libraries are trying to serve more patrons with less funds in these troubled times.

Great poetry and thoughtful reflection!

The Poetry Oracle presents the reader with a variety of thought-provoking and diverting poetry selections. It offers one so many tools: a great way to reflect via poetry, an engaging way to entertain yourself with family and friends, and above all, a glimpse at a large variety of poets that one may have not known prior to reading The Poetry Oracle. What an amazing read! I highly recommend it!

Fabulous, Highly Recommended!

This book of poems is beautiful and spell binding. Think of a question you wish to divine the answer to and focus intently on that question, flip the pages of the book, stop the page with the tip of a finger and read the corresponding poem, the results will surprise and amaze! I have used the book many times and find it to be a wonderful addition to my collection. Gather a group of friends, pass it around the dinner table or bar and you will have an instant ice-breaker and conversation starter. The collected poem excerpts span the ages and will inspire you to delve deeper into the writers' full works, I discovered many poets that I knew nothing about. A must have for fans of great poetry, fortune telling, magic eight balls and those with a sense of adventure! Wonderful!

Great oracle & book

I bought this book about 3 months ago & I really love it! It is amazing accurate. The coolest thing is that it is an oracle & a book of beautiful poetry. Lots of classic poets, but also local (SF) poets, as well. I like to give this book as a gift -- it is always the most unique & thoughtful present.