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The Ode Less Travelled
by Stephen Fry • 2005
Metre and rhyme are muscles: here is the exercise regimen that makes formal verse feel natural.
4.06
4k+
The Ode Less Travelled Summary
The Ode Less Travelled 89%
Metre and rhyme are muscles: here is the exercise regimen that makes formal verse feel natural.
by Stephen Fry 2005
4.06
4k+ ratings
The Art of the Poetic Line
by James Longenbach • 2007
The 'line break' is a misnomer. A poet-critic reveals what actually happens where lines end.
4.03
694
The Art of the Poetic Line Summary
The Art of the Poetic Line 88%
The 'line break' is a misnomer. A poet-critic reveals what actually happens where lines end.
by James Longenbach 2007
4.03
694 ratings
The Triggering Town
by Richard Hugo • 1978
Poems don't record feelings; they discover them. Abandon the facts and follow the sound.
4.17
3k+
The Triggering Town Summary
The Triggering Town 88%
Poems don't record feelings; they discover them. Abandon the facts and follow the sound.
by Richard Hugo 1978
4.17
3k+ ratings
Writing Better Lyrics
by Pat Pattison • 1995
Seven senses, zero clichés, and the structural secret that makes a chorus land harder each time.
4.22
1k+
Writing Better Lyrics Summary
Writing Better Lyrics 87%
Seven senses, zero clichés, and the structural secret that makes a chorus land harder each time.
by Pat Pattison 1995
4.22
1k+ ratings
Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Shel Silverstein • 1974
Over a hundred poems and drawings for the part of you that never outgrew nonsense.
4.35
1.5M+
Where the Sidewalk Ends Summary
Where the Sidewalk Ends 87%
Over a hundred poems and drawings for the part of you that never outgrew nonsense.
by Shel Silverstein 1974
4.35
1.5M+ ratings
A Poetry Handbook
by Mary Oliver • 1994
The teachable half of poetry: a master poet's craft rules for turning feeling into durable art.
4.23
10k+
A Poetry Handbook Summary
A Poetry Handbook 87%
The teachable half of poetry: a master poet's craft rules for turning feeling into durable art.
by Mary Oliver 1994
4.23
10k+ ratings
The Practice of Poetry
by Robin Behn • 1992
90 poetry exercises for practicing imagery, sound, and the revision that outlasts inspiration.
4.06
1k+
The Practice of Poetry Summary
The Practice of Poetry 87%
90 poetry exercises for practicing imagery, sound, and the revision that outlasts inspiration.
by Robin Behn 1992
4.06
1k+ ratings
Why Bob Dylan Matters
by Richard F. Thomas • 2017
A classicist reveals the ancient texts hidden inside Bob Dylan's most famous lyrics.
3.74
1k+
Why Bob Dylan Matters Summary
Why Bob Dylan Matters 86%
A classicist reveals the ancient texts hidden inside Bob Dylan's most famous lyrics.
by Richard F. Thomas 2017
3.74
1k+ ratings
Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss • 1960
Sam-I-Am won't quit offering green eggs and ham, and one grump's resolve is wearing thin.
4.32
852k+
Green Eggs and Ham Summary
Green Eggs and Ham 86%
Sam-I-Am won't quit offering green eggs and ham, and one grump's resolve is wearing thin.
by Dr. Seuss 1960
4.32
852k+ ratings
The Poetry of Robert Frost
by Robert Frost • 1969
The collected poems where New England woods and stone walls map every human decision.
4.24
49k+
The Poetry of Robert Frost Summary
The Poetry of Robert Frost 86%
The collected poems where New England woods and stone walls map every human decision.
by Robert Frost 1969
4.24
49k+ ratings
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky • 2022
When revolution fails him, a poet retreats to the countryside and memory to rebuild his spirit.
4.39
352
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Summary
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 86%
When revolution fails him, a poet retreats to the countryside and memory to rebuild his spirit.
by Stephen Chbosky 2022
4.39
352 ratings
Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham
by Robert Kapilow • 1996
A relentless optimist won't stop until a stubborn grump tries the weirdest breakfast.
4.48
138k+
Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham Summary
Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham 86%
A relentless optimist won't stop until a stubborn grump tries the weirdest breakfast.
by Robert Kapilow 1996
4.48
138k+ ratings
Why Poetry
by Matthew Zapruder • 2017
The case for reading poems exactly as they are: literally, without hunting for hidden meanings.
4.16
1k+
Why Poetry Summary
Why Poetry 86%
The case for reading poems exactly as they are: literally, without hunting for hidden meanings.
by Matthew Zapruder 2017
4.16
1k+ ratings
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown
by John Lithgow • 2020
A bulbous king demands a crown: satirical poems that rhyme the Trump years into infamy.
4.21
2k+
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown Summary
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown 86%
A bulbous king demands a crown: satirical poems that rhyme the Trump years into infamy.
by John Lithgow 2020
4.21
2k+ ratings
Tunesmith
by Jimmy Webb • 1998
Hit songwriter reveals what the craft demands: a broken heart, a thesaurus, and no shortcuts.
4.01
551
Tunesmith Summary
Tunesmith 86%
Hit songwriter reveals what the craft demands: a broken heart, a thesaurus, and no shortcuts.
by Jimmy Webb 1998
4.01
551 ratings
Decoded
by Jay-Z • 2009
His annotated lyrics reveal how the corner became a boardroom and rhyme became high poetry.
3.86
9k+
Decoded Summary
Decoded 86%
His annotated lyrics reveal how the corner became a boardroom and rhyme became high poetry.
by Jay-Z 2009
3.86
9k+ ratings
The Poetry of Pablo Neruda
by Pablo Neruda • 1951
How love, exile, and revolution forged a Nobel laureate whose poetry still crosses every border.
4.43
21k+
The Poetry of Pablo Neruda Summary
The Poetry of Pablo Neruda 86%
How love, exile, and revolution forged a Nobel laureate whose poetry still crosses every border.
by Pablo Neruda 1951
4.43
21k+ ratings
How to Write a Song that Matters
by Dar Williams • 2022
Poetic attention, a guiding tone, ruthless editing: turn a spark into a song strangers need.
4.15
163
How to Write a Song that Matters Summary
How to Write a Song that Matters 86%
Poetic attention, a guiding tone, ruthless editing: turn a spark into a song strangers need.
by Dar Williams 2022
4.15
163 ratings
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life
by Maria Mazziotti Gillan • 2013
Forget the rules. Your story, told honestly, is the poem someone out there needs to read.
4.10
178
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life Summary
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life 86%
Forget the rules. Your story, told honestly, is the poem someone out there needs to read.
by Maria Mazziotti Gillan 2013
4.10
178 ratings
The Anatomy of Influence
by Harold Bloom • 2011
Literary influence is love with its guard up, and Shakespeare is still winning.
3.93
477
The Anatomy of Influence Summary
The Anatomy of Influence 86%
Literary influence is love with its guard up, and Shakespeare is still winning.
by Harold Bloom 2011
3.93
477 ratings
The Sun and Her Flowers
by Rupi Kaur • 2018
Your body is sacred. Death is not the end. A blade of grass equals the stars.
4.08
382k+
The Sun and Her Flowers Summary
The Sun and Her Flowers 85%
Your body is sacred. Death is not the end. A blade of grass equals the stars.
by Rupi Kaur 2018
4.08
382k+ ratings
Walt Whitman
by Justin Kaplan • 1980
A failed journalist shattered poetry's rules, then spent the Civil War comforting dying soldiers.
3.94
326
Walt Whitman Summary
Walt Whitman 85%
A failed journalist shattered poetry's rules, then spent the Civil War comforting dying soldiers.
by Justin Kaplan 1980
3.94
326 ratings
Borges on Writing
by Jorge Luis Borges • 1973
Plausibility trumps truth, short stories hinge on a situation, and great poems arrive unbidden.
4.07
1k+
Borges on Writing Summary
Borges on Writing 85%
Plausibility trumps truth, short stories hinge on a situation, and great poems arrive unbidden.
by Jorge Luis Borges 1973
4.07
1k+ ratings
Clarity & Connection
by Yung Pueblo • 2019
Break the reactions that control you. The solution starts with one quiet habit: looking inward.
4.27
15k+
Clarity & Connection Summary
Clarity & Connection 85%
Break the reactions that control you. The solution starts with one quiet habit: looking inward.
by Yung Pueblo 2019
4.27
15k+ ratings
How to Rap
by Paul Edwards • 2009
Craft sharp lyrics, command any beat, and own the stage: the MC's complete toolkit.
3.99
791
How to Rap Summary
How to Rap 85%
Craft sharp lyrics, command any beat, and own the stage: the MC's complete toolkit.
by Paul Edwards 2009
3.99
791 ratings
you left me on read
by akhira • 2023
When the reply never arrives, the answer is the one you give yourself.
3.73
1k+
you left me on read Summary
you left me on read 85%
When the reply never arrives, the answer is the one you give yourself.
by akhira 2023
3.73
1k+ ratings
Mariner
by Malcolm Guite • 2017
Coleridge's Ancient Mariner foretold his own descent into opium and his hard-won return.
4.59
145
Mariner Summary
Mariner 85%
Coleridge's Ancient Mariner foretold his own descent into opium and his hard-won return.
by Malcolm Guite 2017
4.59
145 ratings
The Word in the Wilderness
by Malcolm Guite • 2014
Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.
4.58
1k+
The Word in the Wilderness Summary
The Word in the Wilderness 85%
Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.
by Malcolm Guite 2014
4.58
1k+ ratings
The Book of (More) Delights
by Ross Gay • 2023
A year of looking closely: when joy and sorrow share the same sentence.
4.25
3k+
The Book of (More) Delights Summary
The Book of (More) Delights 85%
A year of looking closely: when joy and sorrow share the same sentence.
by Ross Gay 2023
4.25
3k+ ratings
Poesía completa
by Idea Vilariño • 2008
No consolations: a complete poetry that strips life to sorrow, solitude, and the certainty of death.
4.57
3k+
Poesía completa Summary
Poesía completa 85%
No consolations: a complete poetry that strips life to sorrow, solitude, and the certainty of death.
by Idea Vilariño 2008
4.57
3k+ ratings
The Poet's Guide to Life
by Rainer Maria Rilke • 2005
Rilke's letters become a field guide: how to turn solitude and loss into a deeper life.
4.12
368
The Poet's Guide to Life Summary
The Poet's Guide to Life 85%
Rilke's letters become a field guide: how to turn solitude and loss into a deeper life.
by Rainer Maria Rilke 2005
4.12
368 ratings
Building Great Sentences
by Brooks Landon • 2013
Grammar explains the parts. Here is the construction kit for sentences that move, linger, and land.
4.05
788
Building Great Sentences Summary
Building Great Sentences 85%
Grammar explains the parts. Here is the construction kit for sentences that move, linger, and land.
by Brooks Landon 2013
4.05
788 ratings
Flowers on the Moon
by Billy Chapata • 2020
A poet's hard-won lessons in choosing yourself after losing everyone who demanded you shrink.
4.10
4k+
Flowers on the Moon Summary
Flowers on the Moon 85%
A poet's hard-won lessons in choosing yourself after losing everyone who demanded you shrink.
by Billy Chapata 2020
4.10
4k+ ratings
Letters on Cézanne
by Rainer Maria Rilke • 1907
One poet's letters on Cézanne: how seeing becomes the artist's hardest and most honest work.
4.16
957
Letters on Cézanne Summary
Letters on Cézanne 85%
One poet's letters on Cézanne: how seeing becomes the artist's hardest and most honest work.
by Rainer Maria Rilke 1907
4.16
957 ratings
Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson • 2014
Before she could read, she wrote. A Black girlhood in verse across the South and Brooklyn.
4.15
94k+
Brown Girl Dreaming Summary
Brown Girl Dreaming 85%
Before she could read, she wrote. A Black girlhood in verse across the South and Brooklyn.
by Jacqueline Woodson 2014
4.15
94k+ ratings
Faith, Hope and Poetry
by Malcolm Guite • 2010
Imagination was exiled from knowledge centuries ago. Poetry kept the evidence across eight poets.
4.64
121
Faith, Hope and Poetry Summary
Faith, Hope and Poetry 85%
Imagination was exiled from knowledge centuries ago. Poetry kept the evidence across eight poets.
by Malcolm Guite 2010
4.64
121 ratings
The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran • 1923
After twelve years of exile, a prophet's ship arrives, and the city gathers for his parting truths.
4.23
332k+
The Prophet Summary
The Prophet 85%
After twelve years of exile, a prophet's ship arrives, and the city gathers for his parting truths.
by Kahlil Gibran 1923
4.23
332k+ ratings
Benedictus
by John O'Donohue • 2007
How the lost art of blessing turns ordinary moments and grief into thresholds of meaning.
4.63
355
Benedictus Summary
Benedictus 85%
How the lost art of blessing turns ordinary moments and grief into thresholds of meaning.
by John O'Donohue 2007
4.63
355 ratings
Pan Tadeusz
by Adam Mickiewicz • 1834
Tadeusz returns from university to a Lithuanian manor gripped by a blood feud and Napoleon's war.
3.01
20k+
Pan Tadeusz Summary
Pan Tadeusz 85%
Tadeusz returns from university to a Lithuanian manor gripped by a blood feud and Napoleon's war.
by Adam Mickiewicz 1834
3.01
20k+ ratings
Masnavi I Ma'navi
by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi • 1273
How a 13th-century Sufi's love stories dissolve what the intellect cannot touch.
4.45
4k+
Masnavi I Ma'navi Summary
Masnavi I Ma'navi 85%
How a 13th-century Sufi's love stories dissolve what the intellect cannot touch.
by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1273
4.45
4k+ ratings
Mastering Melody Writing
by Clay Mills • 2021
A three-note cell begins most hooks; a repeatable system turns it into whole songs.
4.42
69
Mastering Melody Writing Summary
Mastering Melody Writing 85%
A three-note cell begins most hooks; a repeatable system turns it into whole songs.
by Clay Mills 2021
4.42
69 ratings
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
by Omar Khayyám • 1120
Facing the certainty of death, a Persian poet prescribes wine, love, and acceptance of the moment.
4.17
23k+
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám Summary
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 85%
Facing the certainty of death, a Persian poet prescribes wine, love, and acceptance of the moment.
by Omar Khayyám 1120
4.17
23k+ ratings
The Masnavi
by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi • 1270
The soul is an exile; love is the homecoming. The 13th-century Sufi poem that maps the way.
4.41
1k+
The Masnavi Summary
The Masnavi 85%
The soul is an exile; love is the homecoming. The 13th-century Sufi poem that maps the way.
by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1270
4.41
1k+ ratings
The Sense of Style
by Steven Pinker • 2014
Why can't smart people write clearly? A cognitive scientist blames one mental blind spot.
4.04
9k+
The Sense of Style Summary
The Sense of Style 85%
Why can't smart people write clearly? A cognitive scientist blames one mental blind spot.
by Steven Pinker 2014
4.04
9k+ ratings
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
by Emily Dickinson • 1890
1,789 poems, found in a box: the soul's atlas of love, death, and the infinite.
4.29
107k+
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Summary
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson 85%
1,789 poems, found in a box: the soul's atlas of love, death, and the infinite.
by Emily Dickinson 1890
4.29
107k+ ratings
Depression & Other Magic Tricks
by Sabrina Benaim • 2017
The viral poems that named depression's many forms, and the tiny rituals that fight back.
3.74
17k+
Depression & Other Magic Tricks Summary
Depression & Other Magic Tricks 85%
The viral poems that named depression's many forms, and the tiny rituals that fight back.
by Sabrina Benaim 2017
3.74
17k+ ratings
Poesía completa
by Alejandra Pizarnik • 2000
Poetry cannot close the wound it names. The truest self only breathes after dark.
4.55
11k+
Poesía completa Summary
Poesía completa 85%
Poetry cannot close the wound it names. The truest self only breathes after dark.
by Alejandra Pizarnik 2000
4.55
11k+ ratings
Letters To A Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke • 1929
A young officer asked Rilke for writing advice. The poet replied: stop asking. Go inside.
4.27
125k+
Letters To A Young Poet Summary
Letters To A Young Poet 85%
A young officer asked Rilke for writing advice. The poet replied: stop asking. Go inside.
by Rainer Maria Rilke 1929
4.27
125k+ ratings
Word in the Wilderness
by Malcolm Guite • 2014
A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.
4.51
39
Word in the Wilderness Summary
Word in the Wilderness 85%
A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.
by Malcolm Guite 2014
4.51
39 ratings
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel
by Ashish Bagrecha • 2019
A companion through the dark: self-compassion, gratitude, and purpose you create, not find.
3.84
2k+
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel Summary
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel 85%
A companion through the dark: self-compassion, gratitude, and purpose you create, not find.
by Ashish Bagrecha 2019
3.84
2k+ ratings
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