New Edition Out Now | The Bluffer's Guide to Poetry
Richard Meier updates the original primer to all things poetical.
'An irreverent, irresistible shortcut to becoming well-versed.'
- Laura Barber, Editor, Penguin's POEMS FOR LIFE
Never again confuse an anapest with a distich, a panegyric with a polemical, or a haiku with someone clearing their throat. Bask in the admiration of your fellow literati as you pronounce confidently on the comparative merits of a rhapsody and an elegy, or a dactyl with a spondee, and effortlessly learn how to hold your own when extolling the sublime gifts of whichever poet you've decided is the greatest of all.
The pocket-sized compendium will confer a comprehensive poetic licence of impressive scope. Beginning at the beginning, it spans poetry's lengthy history, managing to include the major poetic movements of the twentieth century (so you'll never be caught out on an 'ism' again), a rundown of the names (and first lines) to drop, and a handy glossary of the more bizarre technical terms.
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The latest release from Bluffer's is a new edition of Nick Yapp's original Bluffer's Guide to Poetry, which has been edited by award-winning poet Richard Meier, a newcomer to the Bluffer's stable of great writers.
Nick first became aware of poetry when he had to learn some as a punishment at school. Much moved by the experience, and swamped with thoughts of Love, Suffering, Death and Toffees, he subsequently wrote a great deal of verse, but has stopped all that since he became a grown-up and retired from teaching to become a full-time writer.
Richard is the winner of the inaugural Picador Poetry Prize and the author of 'Misadventure' (Picador, 2012). He attended Chetham's School of Music where he made up the numbers alongside some proper musicians. Richard now lives in London with his wife and two young children and has been known to write as many as three words a week. He sometimes plays the piano, and more frequently plays cricket – not necessarily at the same time.
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