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Telling Strange Stories: A Guide to Understanding and Writing Great Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Poetry
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 10 2020
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Our whole culture is dripping in speculative stories. Superhero fantasies. Science fiction invasions. Horror slasher killers.
If you want to teach or learn about stories, there is a wealth of material in the things people encounter every day in movies and TV, comic books and even music and games. Poetry can handle all of that.
Telling Strange Stories is about poetry. It's also about telling stories. And it's about the way those stories can be more creative and interesting than the way poetry has traditionally been taught. In today's culture people, particularly the young, know far more about the latest science fiction, fantasy and horror movies than they do about classic literature. That's great! Because this book deals with science fiction, fantasy and horror poetry, as seen through the lens of those movies, TV shows and comics.
Telling Strange Stories is especially good for students and fans who want or need to learn about great science fiction, fantasy and horror poetry. It introduces literary concepts and speculative themes with equal clarity, humor, and enthusiasm.
This is not your traditional poetry curriculum.
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