Creating Form Poetry - Softcover

Lull, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0741484773 ISBN 13: 9780741484772

Publisher: Infinity Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Creating poetry with the constraints of prescribed form, such as sonnet, villanelle, even blank verse, has challenged poets for thousands of years. The combination of creativity and discipline required to produce meaningful form poems awakens a delightful sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. Creating Form Poetry provides the definitions and descriptions of thirty-three different forms, some of which many poets have never encountered. Poets at any level of experience, who are familiar with the basics described in Chapter One, will find this handbook quite useful in successfully creating form poetry.

About this title

About the Author

Edward Lull is an Executive Director and former President of The Poetry Society of Virginia who began writing poetry after retiring from two earlier careers. In his first career, he was a naval officer serving primarily in submarines. He shaped a second career in business with small, hi-tech firms in the Washington, D.C. area. He began writing poetry at age 65, and published his first book, a historical novel written in blank verse, entitled: Cabin Boy to Captain: A Sea Story, in 2003. Mr. Lull and his wife Evelyn live in Williamsburg, Virginia. They have three children and eight grandchildren.

Edition details

• Publisher: Infinity Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0741484773
• ISBN 13: 9780741484772
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 84