Blind Man’s Elephant
Blind Man’s Elephant by Kurt Brown, published by Bower House on May 15, 2019, is a collection of essays and reviews that draws from the author’s extensive experience teaching craft classes. This 312-page book is written in English and offers insights for writers looking to refine their skills, as well as for readers interested in a deeper understanding of poetry. The work expands the conventional notion of craft by incorporating historical context and addressing enduring poetic issues alongside technical considerations.
Readers will find that the book is structured into two distinct parts: “Analysis,” which features craft essays, and “Assessment,” which includes reviews of notable contemporary poets and their works. This format allows for a comprehensive exploration of writing techniques while demonstrating how the principles discussed in the essays can be applied to the evaluation of others’ poetry. The unique approach of Blind Man’s Elephant makes it a valuable resource for those engaged in the language arts and disciplines of writing and poetry.
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The Blind Man’s Elephant is a collection of essays and reviews written during the many years author and poet Kurt Brown taught craft classes. It is for writers who want to hone their craft and for readers with an interest in understanding how poetry works at a deeper level. The uniqueness of this book lies in its broadening the idea of craft—it takes a more wide-ranging approach to the subject than most, including historical context and perennial poetic issues along with special technical considerations.The book is divided into two parts: “Analysis,” which comprises the craft essays; and “Assessment” which comprises a number of reviews on notable contemporary poets and their books. What is said in the reviews both reflects and reinforces points made about craft in the essays, demonstrating how thinking about craft, and practicing it in one’s own poems, might be made of further use when considering the work of others.
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