The everything writing poetry book : a practical guide to style, structure, form, and expression
Publication Information
Avon, Mass. : Adams Media, [2005]
Physical Description
xii, 304 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary
This all-in-one reference, by two published poets, is the one book readers need to get started writing quality poetry. Filled with examples from celebrated poets, this step-by-step guide shows how to express ideas, thoughts, and emotions using imagery, metaphor, and tone. The Everything Writing Poetry Book features: exercises that help readers hone their skills, guidance on following basic poetic structure, information on how to start a poetry group, and valuable advice for getting published.
Contents
- Top Ten Poetic Inspirations
- Introduction
- Why write poetry?
- Beginning the journey
- Important details
- Sound of poetry
- Poetic language
- All about meter
- Poetic forms
- Sonnets, odes, and ghazals
- Sestina, pantoum, and villanelle
- Writing about love
- Writing about family and friends
- Writing about home
- Writing about environment
- Writing about work and play
- Writing about culture
- Writing humorously
- Writing for children
- Vision and revision
- Poetry groups
- Getting published
- Appendix A: Additional resources for poets
- Appendix B: Glossary of terms
- Appendix C: Acknowledgments and bibliography
- Index.