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The Poetry Reader’s Toolkit: A Guide to Reading and Understanding Poetry

March 23rd, 2011

The Poetry Reader's Toolkit: A Guide to Reading and Understanding Poetry [caption id="attachment_95" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The Poetry Reader's Toolkit: A Guide to Reading and Understanding Poetry"][/caption] The Poetry Reader's Toolkit was written to be just that: a toolkit to help students read and understand poetry Read More...

Open Roads: Exercises in Writing Poetry

March 23rd, 2011

Open Roads: Exercises in Writing Poetry [caption id="attachment_92" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Open Roads: Exercises in Writing Poetry"][/caption] In Open Roads, a wealth of fresh and innovative writing exercises and a diverse anthology of poetic forms address specific elements of craft while sparking readers' imaginations and developing their writing skills Read More...

Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Fiction and Poetry

March 23rd, 2011

Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Fiction and Poetry [caption id="attachment_89" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Fiction and Poetry"][/caption] This guide to creative writing explores the two genres of poetry and fiction, and defines the basic elements of each Read More...

How to Write a Poem

March 23rd, 2011

How to Write a Poem [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="How to Write a Poem"][/caption] An innovative introduction to writing poetry designed for students of creative writing and budding poets alike. Challenges the reader’s sense of what is possible in a poem Read More...

Writing Poetry: Creative and Critical Approaches

March 23rd, 2011

Writing Poetry: Creative and Critical Approaches [caption id="attachment_82" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Writing Poetry: Creative and Critical Approaches"][/caption] Writing Poetry combines an accessible introduction to the essential elements of the craft, with a critical awareness of its historical, ideological and aesthetic underpinnings Read More...

Writing Poems

March 23rd, 2011

Writing Poems [caption id="attachment_78" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Writing Poems"][/caption] The gold standard of poetry writing books, Writing Poems, 7/e is a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide that will help aspiring poets to create meaningful works. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

The Poet’s Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry

March 23rd, 2011

The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry [caption id="attachment_74" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry"][/caption] From the nuts and bolts of craft to the sources of inspiration, this book is for anyone who wants to write poetry--and do it well Read More...

The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets

March 23rd, 2011

The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets [caption id="attachment_71" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets"][/caption] Recently appointed as the new U. S. Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser has been writing and publishing poetry for more than forty years Read More...

Writing Poetry

March 23rd, 2011

Writing Poetry [caption id="attachment_67" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Writing Poetry"][/caption] 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 Read More...

Poetry Writing Handbook: Definitions, Examples, Lessons

March 23rd, 2011

Poetry Writing Handbook: Definitions, Examples, Lessons [caption id="attachment_63" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Poetry Writing Handbook: Definitions, Examples, Lessons"][/caption] The one and only guide to creating 36 different poetic forms (complete with definition, example, guidelines and a place for students to write their own) that also shows students the power of language and how to use it! Written by a master teacher, author, educator and poet, this is the how-to poetry book you've always wanted! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION