This book explores the art of poetry writing from a practice-based perspective, showing how form, trope and theory inform the practical craft of writing poems. It is divided into three key sections:
Form and structure, covering sonnets, ballads, blank verse and more
Trope and device, introducing topics such as irony, imagery and voice
Poetics and practice, which discusses the writing of poets such as Robert Frost, Amy Lowell and Frank O'Hara
Each chapter unpacks a particular concept or form, using examples to display it in...
This book explores the art of poetry writing from a practice-based perspective, showing how form, trope and theory inform the practical craft of wr...