Reviews for In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop

The average rating for In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-08-28 00:00:00 James Jacobs This is easily the best textbook I have ever used in any of my classes--creative writing, literature, or composition. Not only was the instruction clear and helpful, but the writing is so accessible that the students looked forward to reading it. Normally, I have trouble getting my students to complete the reading, but that was not the case with this book--they loved reading it. And the assignments are wonderful because they are straightforward and easy to understand and also help the students focus on manageable writing projects. It was such a joy to have one of my students stand up at open mic on campus last week and thank me for helping her write the two outstanding poems she had just read, but in truth, all the credit goes to Steve Kowit's In the Palm of Your Hand.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-04-18 00:00:00 Matt Deshais There is some good material here, and the author strikes an affable narrative voice, but much of the material feels just a bit facile, and the exercises are (overall) not terribly inspiring. But I did find this somewhat helpful in planning the poetry section of my Intro to Creative Writing class.