The Art of Description: World Into Word

by Mark Doty

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"It sounds like a simple thing, to say what you see," Mark Doty begins. "But try to find words for the shades of a mottled sassafras leaf, or the reflectivity of a bay on an August morning, or the very beginnings of desire stirring in the gaze of someone looking right into your eyes . . ." Doty finds refuge in the sensory experience found in poems by Blake, Whitman, Bishop, and others. The Art of Description is an invaluable book by one...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1555975631

ISBN13:9781555975630

Release Date:July 2010

Publisher:Graywolf Press

Length:128 Pages

Weight:0.38 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 4.9" x 6.9"

Related Subjects

Creative Writing & Composition Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Reference Words, Language & Grammar Writing Writing Skills

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