Plenty of people want to write poetry - yet while it is not necessarily difficult to write poetry badly, it is harder to write it well. In this guide Fred Sedgwick explains - with numerous examples from successful poets - how the creative process works, from the initial impulse to write all the way through to the crafted and expressive poetry at the end.
Many people want to write poetry, yet while it is not difficult to write poetry badly, it is harder to write it well. With examples from successful poets, this guide explains how the creative process works, from the initial impulse to write through to crafted and expressive poetry at the end.
Invitation The five principles of writing poetry Poetry games Writing about relationships Dealing with hot subjects Using visual images Riddles Try a little translation Ballads and story-telling How to get published Further reading Index