ATU Sligo /ATU St Angela's

go

Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

The Poet's companion : a guide to the pleasures of writing poetry /

By: Addonizio, Kim, 1954- [author.].
Contributor(s): Laux, Dorianne [author.].
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [1997]Description: 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780393316544.Subject(s): Poetry -- Authorship | Poetry -- Vocational guidance | PoeticsDDC classification: 808.1
Contents:
Subjects for writing : Writing and knowing ; The family: inspiration and obstacle ; Death and grief ; Writing the erotic ; The shadow ; Witnessing ; Poetry of place -- The poet's craft : Images ; Simile and metaphor ; The music of the line ; Voice and style ; Stop making sense: dreams and experiments ; Meter, rhyme, and form ; Repetition, rhythm, and blues ; More repetition: villanelle, pantoum, sestina ; A grammatical excursion ; The energy of revision -- The writing life : Self-doubt ; Writer's block ; Writing in the electronic age ; Getting published -- Twenty-minute writing exercises -- Appendixes : A. Books on poetry and writing -- B. Anthologies for further reading -- C. Finding markets for your poems -- D. More resources for writers.
Summary: Two accomplished poets and teachers offer a poetry primer that includes short essays on the elements of poetry, technique, and possible subjects for writing, along with writing exercises, tips on getting published, and examples of contemporary poetry.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 808.1 ADD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0084253
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-276) and index.

Subjects for writing : Writing and knowing ; The family: inspiration and obstacle ; Death and grief ; Writing the erotic ; The shadow ; Witnessing ; Poetry of place -- The poet's craft : Images ; Simile and metaphor ; The music of the line ; Voice and style ; Stop making sense: dreams and experiments ; Meter, rhyme, and form ; Repetition, rhythm, and blues ; More repetition: villanelle, pantoum, sestina ; A grammatical excursion ; The energy of revision -- The writing life : Self-doubt ; Writer's block ; Writing in the electronic age ; Getting published -- Twenty-minute writing exercises -- Appendixes : A. Books on poetry and writing -- B. Anthologies for further reading -- C. Finding markets for your poems -- D. More resources for writers.

Two accomplished poets and teachers offer a poetry primer that includes short essays on the elements of poetry, technique, and possible subjects for writing, along with writing exercises, tips on getting published, and examples of contemporary poetry.

Share