Writing
Books in the Ithaca College Library
The Ocean, the Bird, and the Scholar: Essays on Poets and Poetry by Helen Vendler
Call Number: PN1031 .V365 2015ISBN: 9780674736566Publication Date: 2015One of our foremost commentators on poetry examines the work of a broad range of nineteenth- and twentieth-century English, Irish, and American poets. The Ocean, the Bird, and the Scholar gathers two decades' worth of Helen Vendler's essays, book reviews, and occasional prose--including the 2004 Jefferson Lecture--in a single volume. Taken together, they serve as a reminder that if the arts and the patina of culture they cast over the world were deleted, we would, in Wallace Stevens's memorable formulation, inhabit "a geography of the dead."On Poetry by Glyn Maxwell
Call Number: PR6063.A869 O52 2013ISBN: 9780674725669Publication Date: 2013"This is a book for anyone," Glyn Maxwell declares of On Poetry. A guide to the writing of poetry and a defense of the art, it will be especially prized by writers and readers who wish to understand why and how poetic technique matters. When Maxwell states, "With rhyme what matters is the distance between rhymes" or "the line-break is punctuation," he compresses into simple, memorable phrases a great deal of practical wisdom.Flash! by John Dufresne (Contribution by)
Call Number: PN3373 .D76 2018ISBN: 9780393352351Publication Date: 2018The history of fiction has been dominated by the novel and the short story. But now a brave new genre has emerged: very brief fiction. FLASH! identifies the qualities that make for excellent flash fiction, demystifies the writing process, and guides writers by exercise and example through the world of the very short story. John Dufresne's characteristic warmth, wit, and humor remind writers of the joy in the creative process, making this a perfect guide for any writer interested in trying a new form.They Say / I Say by Gerald Graff; Cathy Birkenstein
Call Number: PE 1431 .G73 2014ISBN: 9780393935844Publication Date: 2014"They Say / I Say" identifies the key rhetorical moves in academic writing, showing students how to frame their arguments in the larger context of what others have said and providing templates to help them make those moves. And, because these moves are central across all disciplines, the book includes chapters on writing in the sciences, writing in the social sciences, and--new to this edition--writing about literature.