Stephen Fry'S The Ode Less Travelledprovides us with a witty and entertaining guide to the mysteries of writing poetry. Stephen Fry has always had a secret passion for poetry and he reveals this in this book about how to write poetry. This book will give everybody the tools to write poetry; covering the full spectrum of the different poetic forms, structures and techniques. According to Stephen it will make writing poetry fun, easy, satisfying, fulfilling and delightful. Here is a taste of Stephen's own efforts; Lesbian Sappho made this form With two beats to the final line Her sex life wasn't quite the norm And nor is mine
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Poetry is (not really) serious business!:
I have the feeling that if Stephen Fry was a teacher and I was his student, he'd be smacking my knuckles with a ruler in disgust after about five minutes: Oh my God, Mr. Fry,
But your book is so dry,
And your skills at the verse so outweigh me!
I'm such a poor student
That it would be prudent
To allow me to sink and not save me.
I tried numerous times
To follow the lines
And keep up without going under,
But one night in bed,
Six chapters I'd... more info
I am discovering the poet within.:
Stephen Fry did the impossible with The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within. He broke through all my inhibitions and not only introduced me to the forms of poetry but with such humor and excellence that I am now fascinated. He has taken away all the stumbling blocks to writing and presented the classic sonnet as a starter with examples to whet the appetite and not just the flowery sweet tones but challenging sonnets from Shakespeare's plays. Then, he provides exercises for the reader to attempt... more info
The nuts and bolts of poetry:
Stephen Fry's "Ode Less Travelled" is a very good companion for all who wish to learn about poetry. It is, in a sense, just like any textbook you've seen in school. There are presentations of terms, rules and traditions and exercises for you to do, to show that you've mastered the before mentioned rules and terms. What makes it stand above all normal textbooks is, that although mr. Fry does bring examples from the works of Shakespeare and Blake and such, he manages to give the text a very modern and... more info
Reverse your averse to verse:
Even if you don't want to write poetry, this book is a good way to battle your aversion to poetry. If you have an aversion, that is. Fry makes the point that nobody advises children to try playing the piano just by "expressing themselves", but that's how "poetry" is generally taught. The Ode Less Traveled is also a good introduction to Fry's work, which spans both genre and media. With his writing, his podcasts,
his films and TV,
Stephen Fry is becoming ubiquitous. In America,... more info
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