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The Practicing Poet: Writing Beyond the Basics
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About The Practicing Poet: Writing Beyond The Basics
Product Description The Practicing Poet: Writing Beyond the Basics Named a Best Book for Writers by Poets & Writers Organized into ten sections with each devoted to a poetic concept, The Practicing Poet begins with "Discovering New Material," "Finding the Best Words," "Making Music," "Working with Sentences and Line Breaks," "Crafting Surprise," and "Achieving Tone." The concepts become progressively more sophisticated, moving on to "Dealing with Feelings," "Transforming Your Poems," and "Rethinking and Revising." The final section, "Publishing Your Book," covers manuscript organization, book promotion, and presentation of a good public reading. The book includes thirty brief craft essays, each followed by a model poem and analysis of the poem's craft, then a prompt based on the poem. Ten recyclable bonus prompts are also included. Ten Top Tips lists are each loaded with poetry wisdom from an accomplished poet. The Practicing Poet pushes poets beyond the basics and encourages the continued reading, learning, and writing of poetry. It is suitable as a textbook in the classroom, a guidebook in a workshop, or an at-home tutorial for the practicing poet working independently. The craft essays, poems, and top tips lists include the work of 113 contemporary poets. From the Inside Flap Craft Tip and Model Poem Contributors: Christopher Bakken Joseph Bathanti Jeanne Marie Beaumont Adrian Blevins Jody Bolz Traci Brimhall Sharon Bryan Lauren Camp Roger Camp Richard Cecil Nicole Cooley Meg Day Maggie Dietz Emari DiGiorgio Patrick Donnelly Camille T. Dungy Peter Everwine Chris Forhan Vievee Francis Jeannine Hall Gailey James Galvin Jennifer Givhan Juliana Gray William Greenfield Barbara Hamby Hunt Hawkins Cynthia Marie Hoffman Adele Kenny Ada Limon Diane Lockward Nancy Chen Long Sandy Longhorn Thomas Lux Anne Marie Macari Ted Mathys Campbell McGrath Jennifer Militello John Murillo Peter E. Murphy April Ossmann Alan Michael Parker Molly Peacock Marge Piercy Lawrence Raab Chelsea Rathburn Susan Rich Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers Pattiann Rogers Natasha Sajé Christopher Salerno Danielle Sellers Diane Seuss Betsy Sholl Martha Silano Maggie Smith Mark Smith-Soto Maxine Susman Sidney Wade Top Tips List Contributors: Ellen Bass Jan Beatty George Bilgere Oliver de la Paz David Kirby Dorianne Laux Alberto Rios Patricia Smith Lee Upton Robert Wrigley Sample Poem Contributors: Andrea Bates Roy Beckemeyer Libby Bernardin Elizabeth Bodien Bob Bradshaw Nancy Susanna Breen Luanne Castle Gail Comorat Jessica de Koninck Lynn Domina Patricia Fargnoli Ann Fisher-Wirth Gaye Gambell-Peterson Megan Gannon Deborah Gerrish Patricia L. Goodman Susan Gundlach Penny Harter Shayla Hawkins Karen Paul Holmes Jenny Hubbard T ina Kelley Sheila Kelly Kim Klugh Jennifer Kosuda Joan Mazza Judith Montgomery Kathy Nelson Camille Norvaisas Rebecca Hart Olander Linda Parsons Emily Ransdell Anjela Villarreal Ratliff Susanna Rich Jenna Rindo Kenneth Ronkowitz Jennifer Saunders Penelope Scambly Schott Carla Schwartz Carol Seitchik Martha Silano Dianne Silvestri Linda Simone Denise Utt Scott Wiggerman Lisa Young About the Author Diane Lockward is the editor of The Crafty Poet II: A Portable Workshop (Terrapin Books, 2016) and the earlier volume, The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop (Terrapin Books, rev. ed., 2016). She is also the author of four poetry books, most recently The Uneaten Carrots of Atonement (Wind Publications, 2016). Her awards include the Quentin R. Howard Poetry Prize, a poetry fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on
