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Poetry as spiritual practice, reading, writing, and using poetry in your daily rituals, aspirations, and intentions, Robert McDowell

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Poetry as spiritual practice, reading, writing, and using poetry in your daily rituals, aspirations, and intentions, Robert McDowell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-270)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Poetry as spiritual practice

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

183879759

Responsibility statement

Robert McDowell

Sub title

reading, writing, and using poetry in your daily rituals, aspirations, and intentions

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. The shape of practice, the mystery of poetry. Clearing obstacles: joyful rituals of poetry as practice -- Nursery rhymes, chants, and hymns: early encounters with poetry as practice -- The shape of practice: waking up through poetry -- pt. 2. Building blocks. Words, metaphor, simile -- Alliteration and assonance -- Rhyme and meter -- Stanza -- pt. 3. Forms for practice. Haiku: perfection of a seed -- Sonnet: be nimble, be quick -- Villanelle: the power of echo -- Sestina: repetition in practice -- Limerick and epigram: playful and laughing -- Ghazal: attention and wonder -- Pantoum: questing, devotion, gratitude -- Prose poem: practice in someone else's skin -- pt. 4. Three genres for practice. Elegy: celebration and letting go -- Free verse: diligent individuality -- Story poems: practicing deep delight

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