The Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0915924609 ISBN 13: 9780915924608

Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 2007

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 this title

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.

Review:

"A small wonder." -- Poetry Project Newsletter

"A treasure." -- Kliatt

"This colorful and entertaining reference work is what can what can happen when those who practice and preach poetry..." -- Teaching English in the Two-Year College

About this edition

• Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0915924609
• ISBN 13: 9780915924608
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 228
• Editor: Ron Padgett