Book Description
The Invitation offers a way to reconnect with spirit. It is a valuable contribution to the work of so many others who are striving to help us improve our relationship with self and, therefore, with everyone else. It is an instruction book for the human spirit on how to consciously allow this most powerful force to create the life you want through ALIGNment (ATTRACT THE LIFE YOU WANT BY INVITING GRACE NOW). Make The Invitation part of your daily ritual and you're guaranteed to live an amazing life!
Customer Reviews:
Wisdom You Can Carry In Your Pocket.......2007-08-22
What I love about this book is how easy it is to read. This book has changed my life. Despite being only forty-one pages, it's loaded with wisdom. I love it because I can carry with me and refer to it anytime. It makes a great gift. This pocket book also has a place where you can record what you are "inviting" into your life.
The Life You Want, Wants You!.......2007-01-31
It is author and speaker Marianne Williamson who wrote:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
The Invitation: The Secret to Creating Your Best Life will inspire and empower you to create the life you've always longed for. Pettigrew writes with clarity, conviction and wisdom, and this powerful pocket-sized book reads like a loving but firm friend who delights in your greatness. Your all that is-ness. So many books take a while to get through before one can get the point. I love that The Invitation is pocket sized. I carry it with me daily as a reminder, that yes, I have the power to create my best life. It's not for celebrities or people out there. The Invitation is a guiding thought and principle. You can read The Invitation in one sitting yet return to it again and again for greater insight and life application.
The life you want, wants you. Don't miss "the invitation" to create your best life now! Grab a copy for a friend or co-worker. They will thank you!
Reviewed by Marina Woods for GoodGirlBookClubOnline, the #1 Destination for Today's Aspiring Woman
Book Description
In Gary Snyder and the Pacific Rim, Timothy Gray draws upon previously unpublished journals and letters as well as his own close readings of Gary Snyder's well-crafted poetry and prose to track the early career of a maverick intellectual whose writings powered the San Francisco Renaissance of the 1950s and 1960s. Exploring various aspects of cultural geography, Gray asserts that this west coast literary community seized upon the idea of a Pacific Rim regional structure in part to recognize their Orientalist desires and in part to consolidate their opposition to America's cold war ideology, which tended to divide East from West. The geographical consciousness of Snyder's writing was particularly influential, Gray argues, because it gave San Francisco's Beat and hippie cultures a set of physical coordinates by which they could chart their utopian visions of peace and love. Gray's introduction tracks the increased use of “Pacific Rim discourse” by politicians and business leaders following World War II. Ensuing chapters analyze Snyder's countercultural invocation of this regional idea, concentrating on the poet's migratory or “creaturely” sensibility, his gift for literary translation, his physical embodiment of trans-Pacific ideals, his role as tribal spokesperson for Haight-Ashbury hippies, and his burgeoning interest in environmental issues. Throughout, Gray's citations of such writers as Allen Ginsberg, Philip Whalen, and Joanne Kyger shed light on Snyder's communal role, providing an amazingly intimate portrait of the west coast counterculture. An interdisciplinary project that utilizes models of ecology, sociology, and comparative religion to supplement traditional methods of literary biography, Gary Snyder and the Pacific Rim offers a unique perspective on Snyder's life and work. This book will fascinate literary and Asian studies scholars as well as the general reader interested in the Beat movement and multicultural influences on poetry.
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"*Nuts-and-bolts instruction helps budding poets become comfortable using poetry terms, forms and different styles *Includes a reading list, basic submission information and study plans
Designed to encourage budding poets to explore language, subject matter, free and measured verse, imagery, metaphor, and more—Creating Poetry is the must-have resource for anyone who wants to write or teach poetry. Readers will find in-depth instruction, definitions of poetry terms and examples, challenging exercises and more."
Customer Reviews:
The Best Introduction To Poetry Since Introduction To Poetry.......2007-08-18
A fun and easy-to-read introduction to poetry for anybody. A must for a beginning poet. There is something to chuckle about on every page, I wrote a poem about one:
Assignment No. 12
Read something that seems impossibly difficult.
John Drury, you say things so impossibly easy,
You may as well be a Zen teacher.
Do you care to explain what you meant,
Or shall I tie you to a chair and torture you
To get a confession out of you?
Wait, Billy Collins told us to waterski
And wave at your name on the shore.
I know it was an assignment, not a poem.
But you wrote it so poetically,
I won't bring out a hose to beat you
To find out what you really meant.
Anyway, that's why I love to write poems:
I can leave a line hanging in the air,
Without explaining why or what it means,
For readers to imagine and discover.
The Music of Words.......2006-10-18
"The first line of any poem is a kind of door, an entrance into the rooms of the stanzas, an opening. There are many kinds of doors, some plain, some ornate..." ~John Drury
Creating Poetry is not a book, it is a muse disguised as pages of paper within a cover! I cannot express my appreciation enough for this beautiful gift. John Drury's wisdom and attention to detail is inspiring and the warmth with which he writes inspires you to write poem after poem.
You can literally read this book and compose poems instantly as the inspiration flows through you. I was amazed at how Creating Poetry invoked the muse so effectively! Most of my poems appear as a singular thought or moment and then the first sentence will keep repeating itself until I start writing, then a poem flows through the pen. Reading this book, you need to keep paper and pen nearby because poems will appear as if called from a never-ending well of creativity.
"Some poets do depend on a flash of inspiration, maybe a good first line, before they sit down to work...waiting is their discipline. Like all poets, they are constantly preparing for the poems they will write." ~ John Drury
John Drury explores a wide variety of poetic forms and teaches poets how to develop style and feeling that will be conveyed to the reader and enhance the experience. For a long time I wrote poems without knowing what I was doing. In fact, my first book of poems appeared so spontaneously, I had no idea I could even write poems.
One of the suggestions he gives in this book is to read lots of poems and to indulge in the experience of reading them frequently. I cannot agree more! He also talks about playing music while you write. These suggestions are all very helpful. Some of the brilliant ideas include thoughts on myths. You can put yourself into the story and write about yourself as a mythical creature or you could write a poem about a painting or sculpture. The main sections introduce you to:
Developing your poetic sensitivity
Learning the fundamental tools of poetry
Refining sight - image, metaphor, symbols, vision
Sensitizing yourself to the music of words - alliteration, assonance, rhyme, sound effects
Developing the rhythmic qualities that make poems sing
Understanding the basic units of which poems are made - visual shape, stanzas, lines
Taking advantage of poetic forms - Ballad, Haiku, Ode, Villanelle, Song, Pantoum
Becoming aware of fine nuances - tone, understatement, dramatic monologue
Opening to potential sources - love, dreams, chance, thinking, memory, journals
Things to write about - stories, people, occasions, modern life, objects, subjects
Appreciation for Life - history, science, music, myths, painting, photographs
Bringing each poem to completion - revision, omissions, endings
Reviewing poetry stirred my interest as I noticed similarities within the uniqueness of style. What was it that so captured me in some poems and drew me in deeper into a poet's world? How do poets create a connection of souls in just a few lines? Often what a poet needs is an idea and then the full experience appears.
This book inspired me to write poems about love, silence, cinnamon, bookshelves, reviewing, bubble baths, candles, travel, eternity, hunger, dreams, music, friendship, autumn, wolves, castles, plum blossoms and even a poem about ships in a sea of emotion.
Reading "Creating Poetry" will inspire you to the point where reading this book may in fact inspire you to write 50-70 poems! You can read a book and write your own book at the same time! I'm working on publishing the book this book inspired, but I keep writing more poems! Creating Poetry Creates Poets!
~The Rebecca Review
Author of Moonbeam Moths
An excellent comprehensive guide to poetry writing!.......2006-03-19
There are a few books in my personal library which I have acquired without really knowing the exact reasons for my ultimate decisions at the point of purchase. It could be the spur of the moment. Or something just grabs me. I really don't know.
This is one particular book (in fact, the only one of its genre, which I had bought) that fell under those impulses.
But there is something I am very sure of & that is, I am often fascinated by people who write literature, plays & poems, as well as the aesthetics of their creative work. I once heard this story from a government minister: "Math & Science give you the capability to build a gun. Literature & Poetry help you make the decision when to use it."
Neverthless, I took the trouble to read - & reread - this book on how to begin a poem. Through the hundreds of practical exercises to get going, I even invoked my muse & wrote a few short poems along the way. Not the best, but not bad for a beginner after all!
Personally, I really appreciate the author's constant encouragement: explore, practise, open yourself to all the potential sources of poetry - all around you & within you. I also like his beautiful presentation through twelve thematic chapters (each a self-contained unit), to name a few as follows:
- Preparing: developing your poetic sensitivity;
- Language: learning the fundamental tools of poetry & using them effectively;
- Sight: refining sight & insight to make your poetry come alive within themind's eye...& the heart's eye, too;
- Sound: sensitizing yourself to the music of words - both singly & in combination;
- Movement: developing the rhythmic qualities that make poems sing...& shout, match, croon & whisper;
- Voice: becoming aware of the fine nuances of how the words are said & connected, revealing each poem's implied speaker & "stance";
- Finishing: bringing each poem to successful completion;
As far as I am concerned, the author has also done a terrific job in addressing the imagery, metaphor & different methods of constructing & experimenting with new poetic forms.
On the whole, even though I cannot compare this book with others (this is the only one of its genre in my library & the only one I have perused), I would like to rank it with the highest marks.
A Wonderful Resource.......2005-08-22
Beginners and veteran poets alike are sure to find inspiration in this complete guide to writing poetry.
There is inspiration here in the form of exercises to invoke your muse, as well as practical advice on the "nuts and bolts" of writing and submitting your work.
Just about every aspect of writing poetry is covered, making this a wonderful resource for any poet.
This is how to begin........2003-08-12
Many of us feel an inexplicable upwelling of emotions that long to become a poem but have no knowledge of how to use words to convey either an essence or a slam-up description of the experience. How can we begin to put pen to paper, let alone belly up to the mic at a poetry slam, without this knowledge? This book is how. It covers everything from meter to free verse and how it is used. It explains rhythms, movement, creating a pattern and a point of view and much more. This book includes practices and comparisons, and reading suggestions for seminal anthologies, magazines, and dictionaries. This is information I have not found in my local library...no matter where I've lived.
If you've got a poet in there trying to get out...set him or her free with this book. My own bad poetry has already improved in voice and rhythm. My poet is shaking, but finally free.
Customer Reviews:
Writing Personal Poetry.......2001-01-02
Writing Personal Poetry is a journey into self-discovery. Written by Sheila Bender, the book explores how you can create poems based on your life experiences. A successful poet herself, she begins with a look at why we write, followed by steps for empowerment. One of the most insightful chapters, "Practice With Tools For Poetry Writing" provides exercises as well as useful suggestions. Unlike many instructional writing books, Writing personal Poetry is clear and easy to read. It contains many specific examples to illustrate the author's lessons. A companionable volume, it invites highlighting and underlining for use as a reference for many years.
Poetry Primer.......2000-05-19
I found this book very useful to help get the creative juices flowing. The exercises provided by Ms. Bender produced the inspiration needed by beginning poets (like myself).
Book Description
Reading with Rhythm and Rhyme!
The message in Creating Readers with Poetry is simple and strong:
Poetry helps children learn to read!
In this innovative resource, Nile Stanley offers you teaching techniques that transform reading from a two-dimensional world of boredom and frustration into a three-dimensional world of voice, movement, and artistic expression. He shows you how poetry supports the teaching of reading and allows students to relax and blossom.
His mini-lessons and engaging activity poems provide standards-based reading instruction that also builds community, confidence, and enthusiasm. He includes a CD of sung and spoken poetry performed by noted children's poets and students to use as instructional models.
Customer Reviews:
Awesome Author.......2006-07-25
This book has such a wealth of resources for using poetry in the classroom, in a very practical way. I actually met the author in person who came to the school I did my student teaching in. This book is especially helpful for at risk students.
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“An educational introduction into art and poetry and the connections between the two fields. Full of biographies of artists and samples of their work, this informative book gives instructions for creativity that will get kids thinking and doing.”—Copley News Services. “A clever source for helping children see how poetry and art enrich each other.”—Library Talk.
Customer Reviews:
Not just for art teachers!.......2006-02-19
Beautiful book with excellent examples for linking art and literacy.
Clear ideas and methods for utilizing a variety of hands-on techniques. The book is intended for children but is more suited to adults, specifically those who teach children.
Teachers! Parents! This is the best resource for Art!.......2000-03-10
This is the book to use if you want to help children see and participate in the creative process. I bought my first copy several years ago, when I was teaching in a one-room school house. It inspired kids from the 1st to the 8th grade. The examples of the artist's work are well-chosen, and the art and page layout is beautiful. The content is presented in comfortable thematic chunks just right for a few days work in the classroom, or an afternoon at home. It is multicultural and thematic.
for example --
Murals and Ballads - telling a story: Diego Rivera and E.B.White
Each poet and artist is given an interesting, child-friendly biography. There is a section called "making the connection," which guides the children through the theme to note the ways different artist/poets chose to express their vision. Last, but not least, each theme has a motivating writing and art project to go with it. In a world where less and less art, and less and less innovation are being supported in the schools, this is an ideal resource. It is a tool a teacher can fit into the day easily. It could provide a terrific substitute for a language handout or homework project.
Parents will find this a wonderful gift for their literary and artistic teenagers as well.
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Creating Another Self: Voice in Modern American Personal Poetry, 2nd Edition
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In this expanded and updated volume, Samuel Maio is definitive and comprehensive in his discussion of American personal poetry. While broadening the concept of persona to include the first-person speaker, he analyzes representative poets categorized by the aesthetics of voice, demonstrating these poetsÂ’ far-reaching influence into the 21st century.
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Poemcrazy is the poetic analog to Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird or Natalie Goldberg's Writing Down the Bones, two classic works on how to forget that you "can't write" and just start the pen moving. Susan Wooldridge is a swimming instructor in the wide ocean of language, encouraging us to move ever farther from the shore, dive deep, and dance on the waves.
Book Description
Following the success of several recent inspirational and practical books for would-be writers, Poemcrazy is a perfect guide for everyone who ever wanted to write a poem but was afraid to try. Writing workshop leader Susan Wooldridge shows how to think, use one's senses, and practice exercises that will make poems more likely to happen.
Customer Reviews:
Greatest Creative Writing Book since Writing Down the Bones!.......2007-08-17
This is a great book for writers as well as lovers of poetry, perhaps even those who just love words and language.
We get a peek into the author's creative life and mind.
She gives writing suggestions with spark and spunk.
Her enthusiasm jumps off of every page, just as she herself leaps in joy on the cover of the book.
Delightful!.......2007-05-02
I just finished reading my 50th book this year, "Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words" by Susan G. Wooldridge. The entire book is a poem in the form of essays on reading and writing poetry. There are some great ideas for releasing your "inner poet" as well. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book. I bought this for myself as a birthday present. I always give myself the perfect gift!
Here is an excerpt that describes my feelings about poetry exactly:
"I can't stand to lose anything. That's part of what all this writing is about for me. I create a container around me so I won't lose myself. I won't just evaporate into the univers unannouced or undefined. I write to catch myself. Me. Who is me?
I'm a row of little black books filled with tiny writing. I'm pasted-in pictures, scribbles, drawings and poems.
"It's hard for me to see myself. When I put words on paper, in poems, in journals, there's evidence I exist. Here's my beauty, my vanity, fear, joy, loneliness. Me. If I put words in poems, I can begin to see my value. A mirror shows me my face, a poem shows me my soul." -- Susan G. Wooldridge
Highly recommended!
Crazy about PoemCrazy !.......2007-04-16
***************** Needs more stars ! This little book is one of the best books you will ever buy in your life. I had so much fun reading it and writing poems based on her specific creative inspirational suggestions. Don't think about it -- Buy it ! The cover tells the whole story. That is what this book's about. It captures Susan Wooldridge's spirit !
Love it.......2007-03-19
I'm an aspiring poet and for me this book is great. I also use what I learn in the book to introduce my children to poetry. This is a real winner!
Great exercises, teaching that touches. Not just for poets.......2006-12-20
This highly personal work is not only a delight to read, it is also a great textbook on writing poems, creativity, and word crafting using imagery. The book appears thin, but its 60 short chapters spanning 200 pages are jammed with creative ways to write poetically. These exercises interrupt your reading and force you to do (sometimes embarrassingly) creative things that unearth rich word details.
The author's approach to active creativity and her delightful exercises force me to return to this book often. Highly recommended for anyone who writes.
Book Description
Susan Elaine Graves was born in 1949 in Chillicothe, Ohio, to Vera Speakman Graves, from whom she got her poetry writing gift, and Clarence Graves Jr., now deceased. Her daughter, Misty, and her grandson, Dustin Dakota, live in Florida close to her home. At Armstrong Barracks, West Germany, while a military wife, she taught karate, wrote short stories and poetry, and painted scenery. Deployed back to North Carolina, she joined VirginiaÂ's groupies at CPCC. Virginia encouraged her to write with imagery and feeling. She always said to Susan, “Write as you paint.” She enjoyed Wild Acres writerÂ's retreat in the late-Â'80s. Susan is now divorced, living in Florida, painting, writing, and working. Her first book of poetry was On Clouds of White Horses. This is her second book. She hopes you enjoy it.
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