Writing Poetry

by Barbara Drake

Book Overview

WRITING POETRY is intended to be an all-purpose poetry writing textbook, a fount of inspiration and informtion on the writing process, a solid first step for beginners, and a source of ideas for writers and teachers at all levels. Taken from the Greek word meaning making something up, poetry gos beyond the simple act of creation to inspire. In this textbook, the core structure of the genre is dissected so the intangible may be a little more understood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0155979906
• ISBN13: 9780155979901
• Release Date: March 1983
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Well worth it for any aspiring poets

I am currently using this book as a textbook for a poetry class, and I am very satisfied with it. It utilizes plenty of examples to illustrate the concepts in the book, and has dozens of ideas for getting started writing poetry.

Terrific aid for aspiring poet

This book is well done with many writing ideas to keep you generating poems for the rest of your life. The discussions of the sample poems are excellent and clear. Another good book to add to my stash of books for teaching writing classes.~Joan Mazza, author of six books including DREAMING YOUR REAL SELF.