poetics

"This book invites the reader to jump into a selection of poems about action written by people from different places and times. It gives the reader the keys needed to unlock poetry. It equips the reader to explore the meanings that a poem has, and it explains the techniques poets use to create an effect."--Back cover.

Tony Hoagland discusses the state of poetry and American literary culture.

On an autumn day, two friends play together and one teaches the other how to write concrete poems. Includes creative writing exercises to assist the reader in writing concrete poems.

"This book invites the reader to jump into a selection of poems about emotions written by people from different places and times. It gives the reader the keys needed to unlock poetry. It equips the reader to explore the meanings that a poem has, and it explains the techniques poets use to create an effect."--Back cover.

"Explores love-themed poetry, including famous American and European poets and their poems, as well as literary criticism, poetic technique, explication, and prompts for further study"--Provided by publisher.

Simple text and full-color photographs help teach children how to write poetry.

"Shows readers how to use repetition and word sounds to write their own limericks"--Publisher.

Contains a guide to writing poetry, providing advice, ideas, writing activities, and encouragement from a working poet, presenting poems by a variety of poets from the unknown to the famous, including Langston Hughes, e.e. cummings, Eve Merriam, and more.

Examines the craft and process of writing poetry through essays that discuss the elements of poetry, technique, topics, and obstacles; and includes writing exercises.