The Art and Craft of Poetry: What Works, What Doesn't and Why, with Methods to Generate Poems, and Examples from Shakespeare to Olds.

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You might think poetry can't be taught, at least can't be learned from a book. You might be right or you might be wrong. You'll never know if you don't look. (RC) Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Book Description
Poets will build their poetry-writing skills with help from past and contemporary masters--everything from generating ideas to examining the finished poem. They'll learn how to: * Use journals to develop their observational skills and turn life experiences into ideas for poems * Master the tools of the trade--voice, line, stanza, title, meter and rhyme * Acquire fluency in a variety of poetry formats and forms, everything from narrative, lyric and dramatic verse (traditional formats) to fixed, free and sequence styles (traditional forms) * Fine tune their work Exercises, assignments and sample work from more than 100 standout poets--everyone from Louise Glück to Walt Whitman--ensure that every reader, whether poet, student or bibliophile, discovers just how extraordinary poetry can be.

About the Author
Michael J. Bugeja has published five collections of his poetry. He is a full professor at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. He lives in Athens, Ohio.


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Whether you write poetry for your own enjoyment or want to publish a book of your poems, you'll find helpful, practical instruction inside.


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