Writing Poetry

"Writing Poetry" offers the novice poet engaging and creative activities, making use of insightful, relevant readings from well-known poets to illustrate the techniques presented. This volume makes use of new versions of key chapters from the recent Routledge/Open University textbook, "Creative Writ [...]
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"Writing Poetry" offers the novice poet engaging and creative activities, making use of insightful, relevant readings from well-known poets to illustrate the techniques presented. This volume makes use of new versions of key chapters from the recent Routledge/Open University textbook, "Creative Writing: A Workbook with Readings" for writers who are specializing in poetry. Using his experience and expertise as a teacher as well as a poet, Bill Herbert guides aspiring writers through such key skills as: drafting voice imagery rhyme form theme. The volume is further updated to include never-before published interviews and conversations with successful poets. Concise and practical, "Writing Poetry" offers an inspirational guide to the methods and techniques of poetry and is a must-read for aspiring poets.