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The Ode Less Travelled by Stephen Fry is an informative, candid volume on poetic forms and structures. Ode feels geared more towards aspiring poets than readers with how Fry pushes its writing exercises. But there's great material in the first half on scansion and meter and basic forms valuable for those who just want to read more poetry too.
I'm in the latter group, but I tried to do the exercises anyway. I got through thirteen before I stopped. That's where the book starts covering more exotic forms which appeal little at my fledgling level.
The Ode Less Travelled by Stephen Fry is an informative, candid volume on poetic forms and structures. Ode feels geared more towards aspiring poets than readers with how Fry pushes its writing exercises. But there's great material in the first half on scansion and meter and basic forms valuable for those who just want to read more poetry too.
I'm in the latter group, but I tried to do the exercises anyway. I got through thirteen before I stopped. That's where the book starts covering more exotic forms which appeal little at my fledgling level.