Writing Poetry

Writing Poetry offers the novice poet engaging and creative activities, making use of insightful, relevant readings from well-known poets to illustrate the techniques presented. This volume makes use of new versions of key chapters from the recent Routledge/Open University textbook, Creative Writing: A Workbook with Readings for writers who are specializing in poetry.Using his experience and expertise as a teacher as well as a poet, Bill Herbert guides aspiring writers through such key skills as:drafting voice imagery rhyme form theme.The volume is further updated to include never-before published interviews and conversations with successful poets. Concise and practical, Writing Poetry offers an inspirational guide to the methods and techniques of poetry and is a must-read for aspiring poets.

Author: W. N. Herbert

Language: English

Edition: 1

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 208

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: 2010-01-21