Writing and Reading Poetry: A Cognitive Poetic Approach

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Marcello Giovanelli (Aston University) Kimberley Pager-McClymont (University of Aberdeen’s International Study Centre)

Writing and Reading Poetry

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A Cognitive Poetic Approach

Marcello Giovanelli (Aston University), Kimberley Pager-McClymont (University of Aberdeen’s International Study Centre)

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Cambridge University Press
23 April 2026

Psycholinguistics; Grammar, syntax; Literary studies: poetry & poets

Series: Elements in Cognitive Linguistics

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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.

By: Marcello Giovanelli (Aston University), Kimberley Pager-McClymont (University of Aberdeen’s International Study Centre)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 259g
ISBN: 9781009498593
ISBN 10: 1009498592
Series: Elements in Cognitive Linguistics
Pages: 84
Publication Date: 23 April 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active