Poetry for Dummies

Name: Poetry for Dummies
Price: 3.61 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780764552724

ISBN-10: 0764552724

ISBN-13: 9780764552724

Edition: 2001

Authors: The Poetry Center, John Timpane, Maureen Watts

List price: $24.99

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Buy new: $16.86

Marketplace

5 new & used from $3.61

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Poetry for Dummies is a guide to reading, writing & appreciating poetry - the fun & easy way. Advice is given on how to polish & submit work to journals & literary publications, & a list of the best publications for first-time poets is included.

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/16/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.10" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Stephen D. Houston, University Professor of Anthropology at Brigham Young University, is the author of "Reading the Past: Maya Glyphs, Hieroglyphs & History at Dos Pilas: Dynastic Politics of the Classic Maya" & coauthor of "Classic Maya Place Names".



Introduction



Reading and Understanding Poetry



Poetry 101



Subject, Tone, and Narrative



Tunning In to Language



The Art of Interpretation



Connecting with Poems from the Past



In the Beginning Was a Poem



An Intelligent Hustle through Poetic History: From the Earliest Poetry to the 1700s



An Intelligent Hustle through Poetic History: The 19th Century to the Present



Writing Poetry: A Guide for Aspiring Poets



Calling the Muse



Writing Open-Form Poetry



Working with Traditional Forms of Verse



Putting Pen to Paper: Writing Exercises for Poets



Going Public with Your Poetry



Getting Published



The Part of Tens



Ten Myths about Poets and Poetry



Ten Poems Worth Memorizing



Ten Love Poems



Appendixes



Glossary



Poetry Timeline



Resources


Permissions


Index


Book Registration Information