Overview

Write Poetry - and Get It Published is a user-friendly and comprehensive guide written by two well-published poets that will prove indispensible if you're seeking creative guidance, inspiration and practical advice. Covering everything from mood, style and tone to poetry on the internet, this fully updated edition will help you find your voice. Containing straightforward advice and the very latest on prizes, festivals and performance poetry, this book will enable an aspiring or seasoned poet alike to gain the confidence and necessary knowledge to write and publish compelling poetry.

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Author:   Matthew Sweeney ,  John Hartley Williams
Publisher:   John Murray Press
Imprint:   Teach Yourself
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.219kg
ISBN:  

9781444103243

ISBN 10:   1444103245
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   30 April 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

: acknowledgements 01: what does it take to be a poet? 02: bump-starting the poem 03: a challenge to the reader: groundwork exercises 04: getting started: working arrangements 05: i gotta use words when i talk to you 06: visualising 07: drafting and revision 08: using models 09: the co-operative approach 10: subject matter 11: context, mood and tone 12: writing in different modes 13: style 14: getting the rhymes to choose you 15: it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing 16: translation 17: writing for children 18: getting published 19: reading aloud 20: ars poetica : last words : taking it further

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comprehensive and practical...the next best thing to having [the authors] on hand to encourage and coach you * - Obsessed with Pipework *

comprehensive and practical...the next best thing to having [the authors] on hand to encourage and coach you * Obsessed with Pipework *

comprehensive and practical...the next best thing to having [the authors] on hand to encourage and coach you -- - Obsessed with Pipework 20040401

Author Information

John Hartley Williams is a poet and a teacher at the University of Berlin who has published nine collections of poetry. Two of his books have been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize. Matthew Sweeney writes poetry for children and adults and is a creative writing teacher.

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