The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry

(Author) (Author)
The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry - Addonizio, Kim
Available
add to wishlist
4.9/5.0
21,000+ Reviews
Bookshop.org has the highest-rated customer service of any bookstore in the world
Description

The Poet's Companion presents brief essays on the elements of poetry, technique, and suggested subjects for writing, each followed by distinctive writing exercises. The ups and downs of writing life--including self-doubt and writer's block--are here, along with tips about getting published and writing in the electronic age. On your own, this book can be your "teacher," while groups, in or out of the classroom, can profit from sharing weekly assignments.

Product Details
Price
$17.95  $16.69
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
Pages
288
Dimensions
5.54 X 8.32 X 0.83 inches | 0.81 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393316544
BISAC Categories:
Writing - General
Poetry

Earn by promoting books

Earn money by sharing your favorite books through our Affiliate program.

Become an affiliate
About the Author
Edited by Kim Addonizio, David Dabydeen, Vona Groarke, Susan Nalugwa Kiguli, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Pascale Petit, Talya Rubin, Carmine Starnino, Mark Tredinnick, Joseph Akawu Ushie
Dorianne Laux's poetry collections include the Pulitzer Prize finalist Only as the Day Is Long and Life On Earth. She received the Paterson Poetry Prize and is a founding faculty member of Pacific University's low-residency MFA program. She lives in Richmond, California.
Reviews
This feels like the book we've been waiting for: rigorous, generous, in love with the art of poetry, aware of the inner architecture of poems--and maybe it couldn't have been written by anyone but Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux, two passionate poets.--Marie Howe
An intelligent, lucid conversation--between the authors and between them and us. I have been with them all--there is no better companion!--Gerald Stern
Thoughtful, generous, and accurate to both deeper truths and the craftwork it takes to hold them...a superb guide for the working poet.--Jane Hirshfield
1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round
How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and Skill
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives
Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer's Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book
Save the Cat!(r) Beat Sheet Workbook: How Writers Turn Ideas Into Stories
Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel: The Ultimate Guide to Writing a YA Bestseller
Who Wrote This?: How AI and the Lure of Efficiency Threaten Human Writing
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue)
Screenwriter's Bible, 7th Edition: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script
The Hollywood Standard - Third Edition: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style
Psychology for Screenwriters: Building Conflict in Your Script
The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Revised)
Novelist as a Vocation
Poets Square: A Memoir in Thirty Cats
The Astrology Advantage: Use Your Horoscope for Personal and Professional Success
The No-Pressure Book Journal: A No-Guilt, No-Shame, No-Stress Journal to Help You Read Better and Enjoy Books Again
Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet
Disappointing Affirmations
So Easy So Good: Delicious Recipes and Expert Tips for Balanced Eating (a Cookbook)
Pure Innocent Fun: Essays
Big Vegan Flavor: Techniques and 150 Recipes to Master Vegan Cooking
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
Intermezzo
James
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
The Bean Book: 100 Recipes for Cooking with All Kinds of Beans, from the Rancho Gordo Kitchen [A Cookbook]
Impossible Creatures
What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking