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Book

The everything writing poetry book : a practical guide to style, structure, form, and expression

Call Number

  • 808.1 E427 (CEN)

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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.

Added Authors

Todd Scott Moffett

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