Softcover

ISBN 10: 0155979906 ISBN 13: 9780155979901

Publisher: Thomson Learning, 1983

Writing Poetry is intended to be an all-purpose poetry writing textbook, a fount of inspiration and informtion on the writing process, a solid first step for beginners, and a source of ideas for writers and teachers at all levels. Taken from the Greek word meaning making something up, poetry gos beyond the simple act of creation to inspire. In this textbook, the core structure of the genre is dissected so the intangible may be a little more understood. Writing Poetry is an appreciative study of an allusive art.

About the Author:

Drake is a professor of English at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon.

Review:

1. Beginning with Poetry. 2. Memory. 3. Catalogs. 4. Observation. 5. Address. 6. Form. 7. Configuration and Revision. 8. Allusion. 9. Surrealism and Romanticism. 10. Voice. 11. Genres. 12. Myth Making. 13. Games and Experiments. 14. Then and Now.