The Art of Writing by Tony Barnstone

The Art of Writing by Tony Barnstone

The ancient Chinese regarded the written word as a transformative force able to move heaven and earth and unite the reader with the source of all things, the Tao. The power of writing, especially poetry, is celebrated here in short texts that present both practical instruction and spiritual insight-

. Lu Ji's essay in verse, "The Art of Writing," reveals the inner process every writer must go through in preparing for the creative act.
. Sikong Tu's "Twenty-four Styles of Poetry" teaches that poets must perfect themselves internally in order to achieve perfection in what they write.
. "Poets' Jade Splinters" contains aphoristic prescriptions and humorous anecdotes about poetry, poets, and the rules of composition.


Assorted commentaries and critical evaluations focus on Chinese lyrical poetry.

Tony Barnstone holds a master's degree in English and creative writing as well as a Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from Whittier College. from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in English literature. TONGUE OF WAR: FROM PEARL HARBOR TO NAGASAKI (BkMk Press, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2009), The Golem of Los Angeles (Red Hen Press, 2008), which earned the Benjamin Saltman Award in Poetry, Sad Jazz: Sonnets (Sheep Meadow Press, 2005), Impure: Poems (University Press of Florida, 1998), and Naked Magic (Main Street Rag) are among his poetry collections. He is also a well-known Chinese poet and literary prose translator, as well as an editor of literary textbooks. Chinese Erotic Poetry (Everyman, 2007); The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry (Anchor, 2005); Out of the Howling Storm: The New Chinese Poetry (Wesleyan, 1993); Laughing Lost in the Mountains: Poems of Wang Wei (University Press of New England, 1991); The Art of Writing: Teachings of the Chinese Masters (Shambhala, 1996); and the textbooks Literatures of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East (University Press of New England, 1991);

The Grand Award of the Strokestown International Poetry Festival, a Pushcart Prize in poetry, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the California Arts Council are among his honors. Barnstone, who was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, has lived in Greece, Spain, Kenya, and China.

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ISBN 13	9781570620928
ISBN 10	157062092X
Title	The Art of Writing
Author	Tony Barnstone
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Shambhala Publications Inc
Year published	1996-06-25
Number of pages	108
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