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Title: Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry by Nikki Moustaki ISBN: 0-02-864141-8 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 23 March, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Very Insightful Guide to the Art of Writing Poetry
Comment: This book is great for beginners and those with a knowledge poetry alike. I wrote a lot of poetry when I was in college because I had a lot of free time, but once I entered the work force I became blocked and couldn't write with so little time. This book helped me look at writing poetry in a new way that facilitates the process and allows me to finish poems in days rather than weeks. I really recommend this book to anyone that wants to be considered a poet.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Stranded on a Desert Island Beginner's Poetry Writing Book
Comment: On page 261, there is a quote from the poet, Sylvia Plath: "nothing stinks like a pile of unpublished writing." This friendly introduction to writing poetry has everything--forms, writing and revision exercises, workshop and formal classroom advice, and some very humorous and helpful quotations from those who have been through the process. One's writing might still "stink," but this guide gives the novice poet a chance to give thought, coherence, and polish to those random scribblings.
I'm a retired public acquisitions librarian who started writing poems in his forties. I could have avoided spending a lot of money and saved a lot of room on my shelves had this book been available sooner. Just a cursory look shows that it accomplishes more in less space than anything else I have on my shelves, and I'm talking well over 30 volumes on how to write poems. The explanations are crystal clear and the advice is right on target.
There are some wonderful textbooks such as Mary Kinzie's, "A Poet's Guide to Poetry" and Wallace & Boisseau's, "Writing Poems," but this book is perfect for the person who has no access or wants no access to formal classes or just wants to get his/her feet wet. A competitor to the "Idiot's" series has a look-a-like volume, "Poetry for Dummies," but that volume is more of an all-inclusive reference work with a major portion devoted to the history of and facts about poetry--nevertheless also a good introductory volume.
For the aspiring poet with little or no exposure to poetry writing, this has to be the first choice.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fast, Clear, and Helpful
Comment: One of the most important things about this book was that it really helped me put a rudder in the water when it comes to poetry. I've always written here and there but my poems always sounded like greeting cards. The exercises and poems in this book have really helped me grow and to feel like I'm finally starting to write poems that sound like they could only come from me.
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Title: Poetry for Dummies by John Timpane ISBN: 0764552724 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: In the Palm of Your Hand:The Poet's Portable Workshop by Steve Kowit ISBN: 0884481492 Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Practice of Poetry : Writing Exercises From Poets Who Teach by Robin Behn ISBN: 006273024X Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 23 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing by Laurie Rozakis ISBN: 0028617347 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry by Kim Addonizio, Dorianne Laux ISBN: 0393316548 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 20 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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