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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry

Author Nikki Moustaki
Release Date: 2001/04/01
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Book Description

You're no idiot, of course. You've read poetry that has touched your heart, and you'd like to improve your own writing technique. But even though you have loads of inspiration, you're discovering that good instruction can be as elusive as a good metaphor.

Don't let your Muse leave you! With loads of smart advice and helpful exercises, 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry' will help you compose powerful, emotion-packed poems that you can be proud of. In this 'Complete Idiot's Guide', you get:
-Simple explanatgions of the building blocks of poetry; metaphor, imagery, symbolism, repitition, and more.
-A step-by-step guide to the poetic process from your first inspiration to your poems' last stanza.
-Easy-to-follow guidelines for writing sonnets, sestinas, narrative poems, and more!

Table of Contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Foreword
  4. Introduction
  5. Part 1 - What Is Poetry and How Do I Write It?
    1. Chapter 1 - What Is Poetry and How Do I Begin to Write?
    2. Chapter 2 - Exposing Poetry’s Bones: What Poetry Is Made Of
    3. Chapter 3 - Getting Started (and Over the Fear of Starting!): The Poetic Process
    4. Chapter 4 - All Your Words Fit to Print (and Some That Aren’t!): Keeping Journals
  6. Part 2 - Opening the Stanza’s Door: Entering Poetry
    1. Chapter 5 - Painting with Words: Imagery
    2. Chapter 6 - Metaphorically Speaking
    3. Chapter 7 - Repetition, Repetition, Repetition
    4. Chapter 8 - The Sound of Music
    5. Chapter 9 - You’ve Got Rhythm: Metrical Poetry
  7. Part 3 - Popular Types of Poems and How to Write Them
    1. Chapter 10 - Tell Me a Story: Narrative Poetry
    2. Chapter 11 - Love and the Great Beyond
    3. Chapter 12 - The Three Faces of Eve: Persona Poems and Letter Poems
    4. Chapter 13 - Spellbinding!: List Poems and Rituals
    5. Chapter 14 - Some Fun Fixed Forms
    6. Chapter 15 - More Fun Forms
  8. Part 4 - Poetry and Practicality
    1. Chapter 16 - Cursed Be He Who Stirs My Bones!: Avoiding Poetry Pitfalls
    2. Chapter 17 - How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?: Revision, Revision, Revision
    3. Chapter 18 - To Slam or Not To Slam?: Reading Your Poetry in Public
    4. Chapter 19 - Writing in a Vacuum: Workshops, Colonies, Conferences
    5. Chapter 20 - Your Name in Print: Getting Published
    6. Chapter 21 - Pen Out of Ink?: Beating Writer’s Block
    7. Chapter 22 - Poetry Appreciation 101
    8. Chapter 23 - Writing Poetry FAQs: Most Frequently Asked Questions
  9. Appendix A - Glossary of Poetic Terms
  10. Appendix B - Resources
  11. Index
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