"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."--
Record details
ISBN:0803259786
ISBN:9780803259782
Physical Description:xii, 168 pages ; 22 cm. print
Publisher:Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2007]
Includes bibliographical references (pages [159]-163) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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 through careful choices -- Fine-tuning metaphors and similes -- Relax and wait.
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