Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens

On Reading and Writing Poetry Forensically

Paisley Rekdal (University of Utah)

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English

WW Norton & Co
10 January 2025

Creative writing & creative writing guides; Literary studies: poetry & poets; Sociology & anthropology

What makes reading a poem unlike reading anything else? In Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens, acclaimed poet and teacher Paisley Rekdal demonstrates how to observe the building blocks of a poem-including its diction, form, imagery, and rhythm-and construct an interpretation of its meaning. Using guided close readings and nearly 40 creative and critical ""experiments,"" this book shows how a poem takes shape through the intersection of all its lyric elements. Drawing on the work of poets from William Shakespeare to Jericho Brown, Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens reveals how to read and write critically, and how to appreciate-and achieve-the exhilarating craft of poetry.

By: Paisley Rekdal (University of Utah)
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 298g
ISBN: 9780393881981
ISBN 10: 0393881989
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 10 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paisley Rekdal is the author of ten books of poetry and nonfiction, including Appropriate: A Provocation. The director of the American West Center and a distinguished professor of English at the University of Utah, she lives in Salt Lake City.

Reviews for Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens: On Reading and Writing Poetry Forensically

This meticulously crafted guidebook will appeal not only to teachers seeking to educate beginning students of poetry but also anyone seeking to understand the intimate and complex connection between poets and their readers. [These are] wise words about how we can become better readers.-- ""Kirkus Reviews""