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Poetry: A Writer's Guide and Anthology
Poetry: A Writer's Guide and Anthology
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A comprehensive guide to writing poetry, this second edition covers 38 foundational elements and includes a diverse range of poetic modes and styles. It also features new chapters on traditional forms, prosody, and engaging with the current moment.
Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 22 February 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
This second edition of the book provides a comprehensive introduction to the art and craft of writing poetry. It encompasses 38 foundational elements of poetry, such as image, line, point of view, metaphor, movement, and music, which serve as the basis for discussion questions and writing prompts. Authors Amorak Huey and W. Todd Kaneko utilize these elements as starting points to engage readers in thoughtful exploration and creative expression.
The book guides readers through a diverse range of poetic modes and styles, including elegies and odes, found poems, aubades and nocturnes, documentary and protest poems, ars poetica, lyric and narrative poems, personas and portraits. A strong emphasis is placed on contemporary poems, showcasing a truly global and diverse selection of poets and poems to illustrate the elements and craft discussed in the text.
In addition to the foundational elements, the book includes new chapters on traditional poetic forms, prosody, writing poems that engage with the current moment, and the value and ethics of imitation. This comprehensive anthology serves as an invaluable companion for students and practitioners of poetry, providing a deep understanding of the craft and inspiring readers to explore their own poetic potential.
Weight: 444g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350325883
Edition number: 2 ed
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