37.1483, Books: Writing and Reading Poetry: Giovanelli and Pager-McClymont (2026)

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Subject: 37.1483, Books: Writing and Reading Poetry: Giovanelli and Pager-McClymont (2026)

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Date: 20-Apr-2026
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: Writing and Reading Poetry: Giovanelli and Pager-McClymont (2026)


Title: Writing and Reading Poetry
Subtitle: A Cognitive Poetic Approach
Series Title: Elements in Cognitive Linguistics
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/ch/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/cognitive-linguistics/writing-and-reading-poetry-cognitive-poetic-approach?format=HB&isbn=9781009498593

Author(s): Marcello Giovanelli; Kimberley Pager-McClymont

Hardback ISBN:  9781009498593 Pages:  84 Price: U.K. £ 55.00
Hardback ISBN:  9781009498593 Pages:  84 Price: Europe EURO 64.19
Hardback ISBN:  9781009498593 Pages:  84 Price: U.S. $ 70.00
Paperback ISBN:  9781009498609 Pages:  84 Price: U.K. £ 18.00
Paperback ISBN:  9781009498609 Pages:  84 Price: Europe EURO 21.01
Paperback ISBN:  9781009498609 Pages:  84 Price: U.S. $ 23.00

Abstract:

This Element explores the relationship between creativity, poetry, and
cognition through the lenses of cognitive linguistics and cognitive
poetics. Section 1 situates poetic creativity within the frameworks of
conceptual metaphor theory, cognitive grammar, and text world theory,
reconsidering traditional views of creativity by showing how
linguistic structures underpin both writing and reading poetry.
Section 2 adopts an autoethnographic approach, documenting the writing
of poems, demonstrating how cognitive-poetic principles shape
decisions and highlight the embodied, subjective nature of creativity.
Section 3 shifts focus to analysis, applying stylistic frameworks to
original poems to illustrate how linguistic methods illuminate textual
patterns, conceptual structures, and interpretative effects. Section 4
turns to reception, examining empirical reader-response data to show
how readers engage with poems through cognitive-poetic processes,
creating a cyclical interplay between production, analysis, and
response. Together, these sections highlight the value of cognitive
linguistics for understanding poetic creativity, interpretation, and
experience.

Written In: English (eng)



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