The Poet's companion : a guide to the pleasures of writing poetry

The Poet's companion : a guide to the pleasures of writing poetry / Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux.

Two accomplished poets and teachers offer a poetry primer that includes short essays on the elements of poetry, technique, and possible subjects for writing, along with writing exercises, tips on getting published, and examples of contemporary poetry.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Addonizio, Kim, 1954- (Author), Laux, Dorianne (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [1997]
Subjects:
Poetry > Authorship.
Poetry > Vocational guidance.
Poetry.
Table of Contents:
  • Subjects for writing : Writing and knowing ; The family: inspiration and obstacle ; Death and grief ; Writing the erotic ; The shadow ; Witnessing ; Poetry of place
  • The poet's craft : Images ; Simile and metaphor ; The music of the line ; Voice and style ; Stop making sense: dreams and experiments ; Meter, rhyme, and form ; Repetition, rhythm, and blues ; More repetition: villanelle, pantoum, sestina ; A grammatical excursion ; The energy of revision
  • The writing life : Self-doubt ; Writer's block ; Writing in the electronic age ; Getting published
  • Twenty-minute writing exercises
  • Appendixes : A. Books on poetry and writing
  • B. Anthologies for further reading
  • C. Finding markets for your poems
  • D. More resources for writers.

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