How to Write Poetry

by Nancy Bogen

Book Overview

For aspiring poets, this concise, informative handbook can be an invaluable reference source. It describes and explains all the most common poetic devices. The book also introduces readers to such classic poetic forms as the ode, the sonnet, and the ballad--and shows how to express ideas in verse.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028622073
• ISBN13: 9780028622071
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: ARCO
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Concrete advice for the practical poet

Readers seeking page upon page of abstract fulff will not find it here. Also, this is a portable slim volume. The author's advice is both clear and concise from chapter one's Getting Started to chapter nine's Getting Started--Again. This is a hands on approach for those who wish to be free of academic jargon and approach the subject in an understandable way. There are exercises in each chapter and examples from past and contemporary poets. For the beginning poet, the author is very inspiring.

The definitive edition for asipiring poets!

Very eloquently written! She places it in a nice and easy to read format, with several exercises during the chapter. By the end I was writing Shakesperian sonnets, Ottava Rimas...