The Poet’s Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry - by Kim Addonizio, Dorianne Laux, 1997
This book continues to be one of our all-time favorites. Craft, technique, tweaks, chirps, & flutters…Linda wouldn’t know what to do without this one. There are three main sections: “Subjects for Writing” (e.g. death, the erotic), “The Poet’s Craft” (metaphor, rhyme), and “The Writing Life” (self-doubt, writer’s block); four separate appendixes list other writing texts, anthologies, marketing tips, and electronic resources. Addonizio and Laux are both well-published poets, and very familiar with the poetry “scene.” They’re both young, but kind, knowledgeable, and kreative. Great tool.
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