The Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms
ISBN 10: 0915924609 ISBN 13: 9780915924608
Published by Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 2007
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Synopsis:
A reference guide to various forms of poetry with entries arranged in alphabetical order. Each entry defines the form and gives its history, examples, and suggestions for usage. For this second revised edition of the Handbook, 19 teaching poets have written 76 entries on traditional and modern poetic forms. The Handbook succintly defines the forms, summarizes ther histories, quotes good examples (both ancient and modern), and offers professional tricks of the trade on how to use each form.
About the Author: Ron Padgett is Editor-in-Chief of the three-volume World Poets (Scribners). His many books of poetry include New & Selected Poems (Godine) and Great Balls of Fire (Coffee House). He is the translator of Blaise Cendrars's Complete Poems.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic ...
Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: acceptable
Edition: 2nd Edition