Discover the poet within! You've read poetry that has touched your heart, and you'd like to improve your own writing technique. But even though you have loads of inspiration, you're discovering that good instruction can be as elusive as a good metaphor. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry will help you compose powerful, emotion-packed poems that you can be proud of. You'll learn simple explanations of poetry building blocks such as metaphor, imagery, symbolism and stanzas; steps to the poetic process; easy-to-follow guidelines for writing sonnets, sestinas, narrative poems and more; fun exercises to help you master the basics of poetry writing; cliches and other poetry pitfalls to avoid; advice on writers' conferences and workshops; tips on getting your poetry published; good poems that will inspire your own work; strategies to beat writer's block.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry.:
I am very impressed with the ease in which this book makes the subject of poetry. I am now able to write a nice poem. I began writing poetry after reading the 2nd chapter. It made the use of rhyme, stanzas, meter and imigary easy to understand. It also covers the areas of publication and journaling.
If writing poetry interestes you, then journey through the Idiot's Guide, embarking on a verbal path.
I said I started writing poetry. I didn't say good poetry!
Good Material............Faulty Presentation:
I am trying to write poetry for the first time in my life, so I ordered this book, after so many good reviews. There is so much good information but the exercises did not really inspire me to start writing and did not help me get the most out of the information. There should have been more writing assignments through the chapters instead of the exercises at the ends of the chapters. The examples should have been quickly followed with exercises which would encourage you more. I would have preferred... more info
Good book for beginning poets:
Every poets needs to begin somewhere and this book is a good beginning. It is easy to read and gives some good advice for those who are interested in writing poetry but aren't sure where to start. I recommend it.
Surprisingly worthwhile.:
Nikki Moustaki, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry (Alpha, 2001) Some books' titles just beg for bad reviews. And I admit, I took this out of the library expecting I'd skim it quickly and give it the bad review it so richly deserved. I was somewhat surprised (and, I admit, a little nonplussed; sometimes you just need to give SOMETHING a bad review, no matter what it is) to discover that The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry is actually a pretty decent stab at sticking a writing course... more info
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