How to start writing (and when to stop), advice for authors, Wisława Szymborska ; edited, translated, and with an introduction by Clare Cavanagh
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How to start writing (and when to stop), advice for authors, Wisława Szymborska ; edited, translated, and with an introduction by Clare Cavanagh
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
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no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
How to start writing (and when to stop)
Oclc number
1233267802
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Wisława Szymborska ; edited, translated, and with an introduction by Clare Cavanagh
Series statement
New Directions book
Sub title
advice for authors
Summary
"In this witty "how-to" guide, Wislawa Szymborska has nothing but sympathy for the labors of would-be writers generally: "I myself started out with rotten poetry and stories," she confesses in this collection of pieces culled from the advice she gave-anonymously-for many years in the well-known Polish journal Literary Life. She returns time and again to the mundane business of writing poetry properly, that is to say, painstakingly and sparingly. "I sigh to be a poet," Miss A. P. from Bialogard exclaims. "I groan to be an editor," Szymborska responds. Szymborska stubbornly insists on poetry's "prosaic side": "Let's take the wings off and try writing on foot, shall we?" This delightful compilation, translated by the peerless Clare Cavanagh, will delight readers and writers alike"--, Provided by publisher
Table of contents
The use and abuse of poetry for life / by Clare Cavanagh -- How to start writing -- Pseudo-afterword -- A conversation about the literary mailbox
Target audience
adult
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