Poetry Matters,9780380797035

Poetry Matters

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ISBN13: 9780380797035
ISBN10: 0380797038
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-05-17
Publisher(s): HarperCollins Publications
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This textbook is about writing poetry, not analyzing it. It is written to help you write poems and to give practical ideas for making your poems sound the way you want them to sound. We're not going to smash poems up into the tiniest pieces. This textbook will help you have more wonderful moments in the poetry you write. If you feel like you are a real poet within, this book will help you get it out. Recommended.


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Summary

Maybe you've heard before that poetry is magic, and it made you roll your eyes, but I believe it's true. Poetry matters. At the most important moments, when everyone else is silent, poetry rises to speak.

I wrote this book to help you write poems and to give practical ideas for making your poems sound the way you want them to sound. We're not going to smash poems up into the tiniest pieces.

This book is about writing poetry, not analyzing it. I want this book to help you have more wonderful. moments in the poetry you write. I want you to feel the power of poetry. It's my hope that through this book you will discover lots of ways to make your poems shine, sing, soar. Ralph Fletcher

Table of Contents

PART ONE: LIGHTING THE SPARK
The Power of Poetry
3(9)
An Emotional X-ray
12(8)
Image
20(10)
Fresh Music
30(11)
Interview with Kristine O'Connell George
41(6)
Poem Sparks: What to Write About
47(12)
PART TWO: NURTURING THE FLAME
Crafting Your Poem
59(15)
Interview with Janet S. Wong
74(6)
Wordplay
80(7)
Troubleshooting
87(13)
Interview with J. Patrick Lewis
100(10)
A Few Words About Form
110(15)
Going Public
125(10)
Some Recommended Poetry Books 135

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