Helps readers to fully appreciate the poetry of the period bytracing its historical and cultural contexts. Intended for anyone who wants to write poetry and do it well, this guide provides the nuts and bolts of craft and process, as well as the sources of inspiration. The chapters on simile and metaphor and a grammatical excursion are especially helpful for those who strive to add power, meaning, and originality to their poetry. The guide contains brief essays on the elements of poetry, technique, and. They began with what they knew, what was at hand, what shimmered. Revision is the poets most difficult, demanding, and dangerous work. Download and read online a companion to the harlem renaissance ebooks in pdf, epub, tuebl mobi, kindle book.
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