Poetry in the Making: A Handbook for Writing and Teaching

Great book about the making of poetry

Possibly the best book I've yet to read and use on writing poetry. Also gives a glimpse into the inherent, original, poetic nature of Mr Hughes's mind. Esp appreciate that this is aimed at youth, ages 10 -14, with notes for teachers. Excellent resource, whether you are a teach or hoping to write poetry yourself.

After reading this book I sat down and wrote one of the best poems I have ever written, which has just won an award. This book is well worth a read whether a child or adult.

I loved this book. I read it through once in a couple of days and then went through it again and made notes. The aspects I really enjoyed were the style of writing but also the fact that the author makes a point of telling you how important it is to be in touch with your inner life in order to write beautiful poems. The way to do that, he suggests, is to engage in free writing for short periods of time, say ten to fifteen minutes on a particular subject: `...the imagination likes a wide open field of action, fifteen minutes of licence and immunity.' (p. 51) But this is not all; words have to be chosen carefully so that they `belong directly to the five senses'.He analyses how some of the most important poetry writing tools affect the reader. A good simile or metaphor, for example, must make you see distinctly the two related concepts. A unique detail of a person's appearance should be chosen instead of a common one when you write a poem about a character.Towards the end of the book there are two chapters of useful advice on writing novels.In the final chapter Mr. Hughes reiterates and emphasises the concept that poetry puts its author in touch with her inner life, imagination and intelligence. Poetry writing is worth pursuing for this reason alone.

Learning

Interesting introduction to Ted HughesNot the book I had hoped for and had misplaced'Forty poems to learn by heart.'

Hughes writes with genuine depth of knowledge, inspiring you to 'have a go' yourself. A useful resource for poetry readers and writers alike.

book content is good, was expecting better in terms of print/binding quality, it's got a horrible font and really poor quality paper, like a mass market paperback

Ted Hughes es uno de mis escritores favoritos (Gaudete y Cartas de Cumpleaños me parecen dos obras maestras). Buscando una nueva obra del poeta inglés, encontré este pequeño libro que reúne y amplia textos que Hughes escribió para un programa de radio de la BBC. Como, en mi caso particular, estoy estudiando inglés, pensé que era buena idea poder tener a mano un libro que da consejos para mejorar la escritura.El libro, está dividido en nueve capítulos. Cada uno de los diferentes capítulos es temático. Es decir, nos da consejos para desarrollar un texto de una forma más elaborada con el fin de mejorar nuestro estilo. Por ejemplo, hay un capítulo dedicado a cómo describir paisajes. Otro, dedicado a cómo describir a una persona. Por supuesto, la diferencia entre este libro y otros similares es que tiene la huella de un Poeta Laureado. Así, encontramos algunos de los temas favoritos de Hughes, a saber, los animales, la naturaleza, las criaturas de la noche...También hay dedicado un capítulo donde da unos pequeños consejos para escribir los primeros pasos de una novela.Si eres estudiante de inglés y quieres mejorar tu estilo, es un libro que recomiendo.Por último, no es un libro difícil de aborda pero si que es necesario tener un nivel de inglés intermedio o superior.

Superb. Hughes in his essence and his beginning. A must-read for teachers and writers.

A book with lots of insight into the craft of poetry. Ted Hughes was a gifted poet. Highly recommends this.

Doable and fun, especially if you can connect them with your favorite melody, really good for personal space of peace and imagery.

自主語学学習の一環で、詩でも作ってみたいなあと検索していて見つけました。もともとは学校の先生が子供たちに詩の書き方を指導する指導書として書かれたもののようですが、例に出てくる著者の厳選した詩がまたすばらしい！！今では学習のテキストと言うよりも私の宝物の1つに加わりました！！