The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry
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Published on Apr 01, 2001 | 368 Pages
Published on Apr 01, 2001 | 368 Pages
Discover the poet within! 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.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Writing Poetry will help you compose powerful, emotion-packed poems that you can be proud of. You’ll learn:
• Simple explanations of poetry building blocks, such as metaphor, imagery, symbolism, and stanzas.
• Steps to the poetic process.
• Easy-to-follow guidelines for writing sonnets, sestinas, narrative poems, and more.
• Fun exercises to help you master the basics of poetry writing.
• How to avoid clichés and other poetry pitfalls.
• Advice on writers’ conferences and workshops.
• Tips on getting your poetry published.
• Good poems that will inspire your own work.
• Strategies to beat writer’s block.
Author
Nikki Moustaki
NIKKI MOUSTAKI is a published poet and teacher and the recipient of a 2001 National Endowment for the Arts grant in poetry. She received her M.A. in creative writing from New York University and her MFA in the same from Indiana University, where she taught poetry workshops. She currently teaches writing in New York City in addition to her full-time work as a freelance writer and editor.
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