| Description |
xii, 168 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163) and index. |
| Contents |
A poet's job description -- Writing for others -- First impressions -- Don't worry about the rules -- Rhyming, ham cubes, prose poems -- Writing about feelings -- Can you read your poem through your poem? -- Writing from memory -- Working with detail -- Controlling effects -- Fine-tuning metaphors and similes -- Relax and wait. |
| Summary |
"Much more than a guidebook to writing and revising poems, this manual has all the comforts and merits of a long and enlightening conversation with a wise and patient old friend - a friend who is willing to share everything he's learned about the art he's spent a lifetime learning to execute so well."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Poetry -- Authorship.
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Poetry -- Authorship.
(OCoLC)fst01067694
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Poetry as Topic -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780803259782 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0803259786 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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