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How to Write a Poem
About this book
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.
- Traces the history and highlights the potential of poetry.
- Focuses on the fundamental principles of poetic construction, such as: Who is speaking? Who are they speaking to? Why does their speaking take this form?
- Considers both experimental and mainstream approaches to contemporary poetry.
- Consists of fourteen chapters, making it suitable for use over one semester.
- Encourages readers to experiment with their poetry.
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Table of contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 The Question of Address
- 2 Viewpoint
- 3 The Question of Voices
- 4 The Question of Scale
- 5 Uses of Repetition
- 6 Image
- 7 Short Lines
- 8 Long Lines
- 9 Diction
- 10 Uses of Syntax
- 11 Ton e
- 12 Traditional Forms: Ode
- 13 Traditional Forms: Epistle
- 14 The Question of Background
- 15 Conclusion: The Question of Variety
- Index