Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words [caption id="attachment_59" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words"][/caption] Poemcrazy is the poetic analog to Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird or Natalie Goldberg's Writing Down the Bones, two classic works on how to forget that you "can't write" and just start the pen moving Read More...
The Mind’s Eye: A Guide to Writing Poetry
March 23rd, 2011
The Mind's Eye: A Guide to Writing Poetry [caption id="attachment_55" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The Mind's Eye: A Guide to Writing Poetry"][/caption] The Mind’s Eye, written by a published poet, focuses on imagery and sound and has the added benefit of being concise, inexpensive, and handy Read More...
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing Poetry
March 22nd, 2011
Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry [caption id="attachment_40" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry "][/caption] Is writing poetry alive and well beyond the ivory walls of academia? Yes, and it always has been. With The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry, aspiring poets-those who write for their own pleasure and those who dream of publication--will have the world of poetry opened wide Read More...
The Practice of Poetry
March 22nd, 2011
The Practice of Poetry: Writing Exercises From Poets Who Teach [caption id="attachment_36" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The Practice of Poetry"][/caption] A distinctive collection of more than 90 effective poetry-writing exercises combined with corresponding essays to inspire writers of all levels Read More...
Creating Poetry
March 22nd, 2011
Creating Poetry [caption id="attachment_33" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Creating Poetry"][/caption] "*Nuts-and-bolts instruction helps budding poets become comfortable using poetry terms, forms and different styles *Includes a reading list, basic submission information and study plans Designed to encourage budding poets to explore language, subject matter, free and measured verse, imagery, metaphor, and more—Creating Poetry is the must-have resource for anyone who wants to write or teach poetry Read More...
Writing Poetry from the Inside Out
March 22nd, 2011
Writing Poetry from the Inside Out: Finding Your Voice Through the Craft of Poetry [caption id="attachment_29" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Writing Poetry from the Inside Out"][/caption] In Writing Poetry from the Inside Out, poet and national poetry workshop leader, Sandford Lyne, offers the writing exercises, guidance, and encouragement you need to find the poet inside you Read More...