The Poet's companion : a guide to the pleasures of writing poetry /
By: Addonizio, Kim [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 | Poetics![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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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.