Poet's Guide: How to Publish and Perform Your Work (Story Line Press Writer's Guides)

A practical handbook clearly explaining how poets can successfully publish and market their work. Published poets and Bugeja, former poetry columnist for Writer's Digest magazine and author of the acclaimed Art and Craft of Poetry, offer practical advice on workshops, readings, contests, magazines, revising, and publishing. An excellent resource for helping poets publish single poems or complete collections.

Bugeja, poetry columnist for Writer's Digest, provides a practical guidebook on how to get poetry written, published, and performed. Seven thoughtful chapters discuss fundamentals of assembling, publishing, and promoting chapbooks and books; poetry readings and "slams"; types of contests and workshops; researching poetry markets and submitting poems; dealing with editors; and case studies in revising poems. Also included are insightful commentary from "prestigious creative writers" (David Citino, Ruth Daigon, Jonathan Holden, Laurel Speer), numerous examples of poems with critiques, and a glossary of literary and publishing terms. Each chapter concludes with recommended assignments at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels and incorporates correspondence and other material from Bugeja's files. Successor to the late Judson Jerome at Writer's Digest, Bugeja offers user-friendly advice that strikes a balance between hard work and delight. For creative writing teachers and poets with a serious commitment to becoming published.?Frank Allen, Northampton Community Coll., Tannersville, Pa.
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