Poetry : A Writer's Guide and Anthology

Author: Huey, Dr Amorak (Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA)

North America

Published on 22 February 2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Academic) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Bloomsbury Writer's Guides and Anthologies' series.

Paperback / softback | 304 pages, 4 bw illus
156 x 234 x 19 | 466g

Fully revamped and expanded, this second edition offers a complete introduction to the art and craft of writing poetry. Mapping out 38 foundational elements of poetry including image, line, point of view, metaphor, movement, and music, authors Amorak Huey and W. Todd Kaneko use these elements as starting points for discussion questions and writing prompts. The book guides readers through a range of poetic modes and styles such as:o

Elegies and Odeso

Found poemso

Aubades and Nocturneso

Documentary and Protest poemso

Ars Poeticao

Lyric and Narrative poemso

Personas and PortraitsWith a focus on contemporary poems, the anthology features a truly diverse and global line-up of poets and poems to illustrate the elements and craft discussed in the book. Featuring all-new chapters on traditional poetic forms, prosody, writing poems that engage the current moment, and the value and ethics of imitation, this is the ultimate companion to studying and practicing the craft of poetry.