Where did poetry come from
Subtitle: some early encounters
By: Geoffrey O'Brien
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Marsh Hawk Press
Published: 2020
Place of publication: East Rockaway, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9781732614116
Subjects: Childhood and youth; Knowledge; Poetry; Oral interpretation
Description: "Where Did Poetry Come From: Some Early Encounters by Geoffrey O'Brien is a memoir of early experiences of hearing and reading-of poems, but also song lyrics, advertising jingles, plays, and novels-that prompted a life-long engagement with poetry. Written in a call-and-response form to reenact the relation between reader and text, it traces an arc from infancy to adolescence"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.