Bibliograph

The everything writing poetry book, a practical guide to style, structure, form, and expression, Tina D. Eliopulos and Todd Scott Moffett

Type

Label

The everything writing poetry book, a practical guide to style, structure, form, and expression, Tina D. Eliopulos and Todd Scott Moffett

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 296) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The everything writing poetry book

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

769769909

Responsibility statement

Tina D. Eliopulos and Todd Scott Moffett

Series statement

An everything series book

Sub title

a practical guide to style, structure, form, and expression

Summary

This all-in-one reference, by two published poets, is the one book readers need to get started writing quality poetry. Filled with examples from celebrated poets, this step-by-step guide shows how to express ideas, thoughts, and emotions using imagery, metaphor, and tone. The Everything Writing Poetry Book features: exercises that help readers hone their skills, guidance on following basic poetic structure, information on how to start a poetry group, and valuable advice for getting published

Table Of Contents

Top Ten Poetic Inspirations -- Introduction -- Why write poetry? -- Beginning the journey -- Important details -- Sound of poetry -- Poetic language -- All about meter -- Poetic forms -- Sonnets, odes, and ghazals -- Sestina, pantoum, and villanelle -- Writing about love -- Writing about family and friends -- Writing about home -- Writing about environment -- Writing about work and play -- Writing about culture -- Writing humorously -- Writing for children -- Vision and revision -- Poetry groups -- Getting published -- Appendix A: Additional resources for poets -- Appendix B: Glossary of terms -- Appendix C: Acknowledgments and bibliography -- Index

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