How to Be a Poet by J M Farkas
The Roman poet Ovid's The Book of Love instructed women on the "art" of seduction and men in the "art" of romantic conquest. It is a "classic" sexist text on men, women, love, and sex. In her second book of erasures, JM Farkas takes on Ovid's Ars Amoratis, or "The Book of Love." In her signature feminist, revisionist twist, Farkas speaks to emerging "girl" poets. How to Be a Poet is not only for writers, but for anyone who wants to create beauty in the world. In addition to the erasure, How to Be a Poet will include a "cross-out" style that leaves the original text visible. Illustrations throughout also enhance the text. avenge your mother. invent a girl with a reckless heart. free her in her tower. be a thief, snatch time, every time you write, set fire to your arrows of desire. be greedy, burn like a jealous star. hide the key by the strawberry trees behind your heart. turn with the earth and sing like a girl.
J.M. Farkas is the author of Be Brave: An Unlikely Manual for Erasing Heartbreak—an erasure of Beowulf via blackout poetry. She has written for The New York Times, Buzzfeed, and Electric Literature, and her poetry appears in a wide variety of literary magazines.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781449495541 |
| ISBN 10 | 1449495540 |
| Title | How to Be a Poet |
| Author | J M Farkas |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Year published | 2019-12-12 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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