Approaching Poetry by Mark Grinyer

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$14.99

 

Approaching Poetry is a collection of poems about writing poetry and about the nature of the poetry in post-modern America. It covers subjects from words to nature to urban living in a modern world of TV shows, visual arts, ideas and ideologies, covering topics ranging from cats to dolls and more! Mark Grinyer takes readers on a journey of poetic development spanning several decades! Approaching Poetry is a classic collection, with readable poems that create a thirst for more!

 

Alternately savage and affectionate, Mark Grinyer is fascinated by the same failures (the failures of poems) as was [Wallace] Stevens. Grinyer’s personal involvement seems more immediate than that of Stevens, and consequently more difficult to manipulate in the service of aesthetic considerations. Grinyer may have more need of formality than many of his contemporaries because he has more to bring under control.

–Richard Hugo

 

 

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Approaching Poetry

by Mark Grinyer

$14.99, paper

A poet’s voice as it develops has a striking effect on those lucky enough to be exposed to his creations on a regular basis. The poetic voice must be nurtured, encouraged and given room to grow and strengthen. It will become clear to the readers of Approaching Poetry that Mark Grinyer has spent years carefully tending the gift he has been given to reach others by his choice of topics and his use of language to express his thoughts. Creative thought and vibrant language characterize this new and compelling chapbook! The reader’s experience is sure to be intellectually stimulating and emotionally satisfying. Enjoy the writings of this author and come back for more!

Mark Grinyer has published poetry in print and online publications from the U. S. and overseas. His poems have appeared in The Kansas Quarterly, The Literary Review, The Spoon River Quarterly, The Pacific Review, Perigee, Cordite and other magazines. Approaching Poetry, is his first chapbook publication. He received a PhD in English from the University of California, Riverside and wrote his dissertation on the early poetry of William Carlos Williams. In addition to writing poetry and teaching, Dr. Grinyer has spent much of his career in industry helping project teams prepare competitive proposals for a wide variety of products and services.  He has also given presentations at industry conferences and been a contributor to several business related books and publications. He is interested in poetic forms as vehicles for content expressed with varying levels of diction and formality, and is also interested the roles of poets as participants in, and critics of modern society.

1 review for Approaching Poetry by Mark Grinyer

  1. Diana Grinyer

    Fantastic! Exciting! Thought- provoking poems! This is my
    husband’s first chapbook. Although he has contributed to
    magazines both print and online for many years, this is
    a new adventure and a long-awaited one. Enjoy!

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