Writing Poetry - A Practical Guide

By Julia Casterton

ISBN:	9781861267481
PUBLISHED:	2005
PAGES:	144
BINDING:	Paperback
SIZE:	234x156 mm
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In Writing Poetry: A Practical Guide, Julia Casterton draws on her experience as a poet and teacher of poetry to provide a step-by-step guide through the fascinating world of poems. She takes the reader from earliest times up to the present, from Japan, the Middle East, Europe and America, through most of the major poetic forms, charting how poetry has changed under the pressures of different historical, social and political conditions.

Chapters on the different genres of poetry - nature, love, war and cities

Explains forms, metres, textures, melodies, timbres and rhymes

Quotes and extracts from ancestral, historical and contemporary poets

Advice on discovering your own unique poetic voice

Exercises to encourage new ideas and build confidence

Tips on sharing your poetry in print and in person

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