ISBN:

• 9780156724005
• 0156724006

Edition: First edition.

Description: viii, 130 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:

• "A Harvest original."
• "Prose guide to understanding and writing poetry"--Cover.
• Includes index.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Getting ready
• Reading poems
• Imitation
• Sound
• More devices of sound
• The line
• Some given forms
• Verse that is free
• Diction, tone, voice
• Imagery
• Revision
• Workshops and solitude
• Conclusion.

LCCN: 93049676

Control Number: 2665117

Subjects:

• American poetry -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• English language -- Versification -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• English poetry -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Poetry -- Poetry -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genre:

• Handbooks and manuals.
• Poetry.