Ode Less Travelled - Unlocking the Poet within (Fry Stephen)(Paperback)

The trick is knowing where to start. Stephen Fry, who has long written poems, and indeed has written long poems, for his own private pleasure, invites you to discover the incomparable delights of metre, rhyme and verse forms. Whether you want to write a Petrarchan sonnet for your lovers birthday, an epithalamion for your sisters wedding or a villanelle excoriating the governments housing policy, The Ode Less Travelled will give you the tools and the confidence to do so. Brimful of enjoyable exercises, witty insights and simple step-by-step advice, The Ode Less Travelled guides the reader towards mastery and confidence in the Mother of the Arts. Review. Frys extraordinary book is an idiots guide to the writing of poetry, a primer, a tutorial with funny turns, an earnest textbook... You cant but marvel at Frys easy familiarity with the rictameter and the rondeau redoublé and applaud the energy of his evangelistic zeal ― Independent on Sunday. With his usual wit and occasional obscenity, he takes us through an array of metrical forms and poetic structures, talking to us like a cajoling hearty teacher ― Sunday Telegraph. Intelligent and informative, a worthy enterprise well executed ― Observer. A smart, sane and entertaining return to basics ― Daily Telegraph. Funny and instructive ― Spectator. About the Author. Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote wi
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