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Art of. Books in Order

Art of. contains 13 books, published between 2007 and 2021. The first book is The Art of Attention: A Poet's Eye (2007) and the newest is The Art of Revision: The Last Word (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

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Books
13
Published
2007–2021
Total pages
2,033 across 13 books
Reading time
34–51 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,033 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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Art of. is a series of 13 catalogued books on writing craft, published between 2007 and 2021, with credits spread one to a volume across at least eight writers. Catalogue subjects record authorship, creative writing, technique, poetics, and poetry history and criticism. The Art of Attention: A Poet's Eye (2007) opens the listing and The Art of Revision: The Last Word (2021) closes it, with The Art of the Poetic Line (2007), The Art of Time in Memoir: Then, Again (2007), The Art of Description: World into Word (2010), The Art of Perspective (2016) and The Art of History (2016) in between. Donald Revell, James Longenbach, Sven Birkerts, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Joan Silber, Dean Young, Mark Doty and Carl Phillips each carry 1 credit.

How many Art of. books are there?

Art of. has 13 books, released between 2007 and 2021.

Art of. Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Art of. books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Art of Attention: A Poet's Eye by Donald Revell, book 1 of the Art of. series (2007)
  2. Cover of The Art of the Poetic Line by James Longenbach, book 2 of the Art of. series (2007)
  3. Cover of The Art of Time in Memoir: Then, Again by Sven Birkerts, book 3 of the Art of. series (2007)
  4. Cover of The Art of Syntax: Rhythm of Thought, Rhythm of Song by Ellen Bryant Voigt, book 4 of the Art of. series (2009)
  5. Cover of As Long as It Takes by Joan Silber, book 5 of the Art of. series (2009)
  6. Cover of The Art of Recklessness: Poetry as Assertive Force and Contradiction by Dean Young, book 6 of the Art of. series
  7. Cover of The Art of Description: World into Word by Mark Doty, book 7 of the Art of. series (2010)
  8. Cover of The Art of Daring: Risk, Restlessness, Imagination by Carl Phillips, book 8 of the Art of. series (2014)
  9. Cover of The Art of Death by Edwidge Danticat, book 11 of the Art of. series (2017)
  1. 1
    The Art of Attention: A Poet's Eye2007 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007172
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  2. 2
    The Art of the Poetic Line2007 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007128
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  3. 3
    The Art of Time in Memoir: Then, Again2007 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007194
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  4. 4
    The Art of Syntax: Rhythm of Thought, Rhythm of Song2009 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009172
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  5. 5
    As Long as It Takes2009 · 114 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009114
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  6. 6
    The Art of Recklessness: Poetry as Assertive Force and Contradiction2010 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010170
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  7. 7
    The Art of Description: World into Word2010 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010140
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  8. 8
    The Art of Daring: Risk, Restlessness, Imagination2014 · 142 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014142
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  9. 9
    The Art of Perspective2016 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016140
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  10. 10
    The Art of History2016 · 162 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016162
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  11. 11
    The Art of Death2017 · 181 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017181
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  12. 12
    The Art of Mystery: The Search for Questions2018 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018143
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  13. 13
    The Art of Revision: The Last Word2021 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021175
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Where to start with Art of.

Start with The Art of Attention: A Poet's Eye (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Art of. book?

The Art of Revision: The Last Word (2021) is the newest Art of. book released so far.

Is there a new Art of. book coming?

No next Art of. book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Art of. at a glance

Paused
No new Art of. title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Art of. books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,033 pages across all 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 162 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Art of. books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 13 titles, 1 are credited to Christopher Castellani, 1 to Donald Revell, 1 to James Longenbach and 1 to Sven Birkerts. A further 9 writers are credited.

What the Art of. books are about

All 13 Art of. books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: authorship is tagged on 7 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Authorship 7 of 13 books
  • Creative writing 4 of 13 books
  • History and criticism 4 of 13 books
  • Poetry 4 of 13 books
  • Technique 4 of 13 books
  • Poetics 2 of 13 books
  • Poetry, authorship 2 of 13 books
  • Poetry, history and criticism 2 of 13 books
  • Time in literature 2 of 13 books