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"A Poetry Handbook", by Mary Oliver
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Mary wrote her book to be simple, for the beginner. I thought we were beyond that here. I guess not.
Try
The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, pps 694 - 697.
If you're going to quote something here, please choose something with a little meat to it - no offense to Mary. Her book serves it's purpose in Eng 101, as she meant it to. It is by no means comprehensive. Or even an adequate beginning for a serious writer.