Title: Scathing and delightful
Product review: I don't know much about history, don't know much geography - and I know diddly-squat about poetry...but now I know a whole lot more! Debra Weinstein's book, Apprentice to the Flower Poet Z, is a painless way to learn a bit about the intent, construction, deconstruction, and composition of poetry - and at the same time it's a scathingly delightful skewering of the academic world of poets.I began reading this book with skepticism and reluctance (it was a gift), but Weinstein's catty, breezy, self-revelatory style of writing quickly won me over - and I raced toward the conclusion with a grin on my face.Set-up: a young poet accept a position as assistant/apprentice to a well-known poet/teacher and quickly is absorbed into the woman's artifice, dishonesty, and her weirdo family/lover relationships.This satirical book pretty much defies classification; just read it on faith. I doubt you'll be disappointed.
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