James Aitchison‘s publications include The Golden Harvester: The Vision of Edwin Muir, The Cassell Dictionary of English Grammar and Foraging: New and Selected Poems.

”Aitchison’s criticism of the absurdities of Barthes’ and Foucault’s deluded intellectualism and post-modern intellectual masturbation has never been better stated in all my reading and research. This book is worth its publication for this chapter alone. […] New Guide to Poetry and Poetics is well written and an enjoyable, interesting read. There are some highly contentious issues discussed, or in some cases, claims asserted--for example, that poetry comes from the brain/mind of the poet, not as ancient lore would have it from the gods or Muses or divine intervention. This kind of scientifically based assumption is open for discussion, without doubt, and is not a criticism of the book per se. I thoroughly recommend this book to all poetry students, teachers of literature, practising established poets and especially literary theorists.” - Rob Harle, in: Leonardo Online 2014

• The Creative Impulse Imagination The Sacred Impulse Poetic Vision Madness Poetic Voice Emotion in Poetry Thought in Poetry Meaning The Poet’s Role A Fellowship of Poets Language Poetry and Music Technique Imagery Rhyme Rhythm Poetry and Reality Reading Poetry Bibliography Index of Names Index of Topics

James Aitchison‘s publications include The Golden Harvester: The Vision of Edwin Muir, The Cassell Dictionary of English Grammar and Foraging: New and Selected Poems.

”Aitchison’s criticism of the absurdities of Barthes’ and Foucault’s deluded intellectualism and post-modern intellectual masturbation has never been better stated in all my reading and research. This book is worth its publication for this chapter alone. […] New Guide to Poetry and Poetics is well written and an enjoyable, interesting read. There are some highly contentious issues discussed, or in some cases, claims asserted--for example, that poetry comes from the brain/mind of the poet, not as ancient lore would have it from the gods or Muses or divine intervention. This kind of scientifically based assumption is open for discussion, without doubt, and is not a criticism of the book per se. I thoroughly recommend this book to all poetry students, teachers of literature, practising established poets and especially literary theorists.” - Rob Harle, in: Leonardo Online 2014

• The Creative Impulse Imagination The Sacred Impulse Poetic Vision Madness Poetic Voice Emotion in Poetry Thought in Poetry Meaning The Poet’s Role A Fellowship of Poets Language Poetry and Music Technique Imagery Rhyme Rhythm Poetry and Reality Reading Poetry Bibliography Index of Names Index of Topics