Poetry - A Writer's Guide and Anthology

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.>

About the author

Amorak Huey teaches creative writing at Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA. He is author of four books of poetry, including Dad Jokes from Late in the Patriarchy (2021). He is co-founding editor of River River Books; he and W. Todd Kaneko also collaborated on the award-winning chapbook Slash/Slash (2021).W. Todd Kaneko teaches creative writing at Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA. A Kundiman fellow, he is the author of the poetry books This Is How the Bone Sings (2020) and The Dead Wrestler Elegies, Championship Edition (2023) and co-author with Amorak Huey of the chapbook Slash/Slash (2021).

Product details

• Authors: Amorak Huey, W Todd Kaneko, W. Todd Kaneko
• Assisted by: Sean Prentiss (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2024
• EAN: 9781350325890
• ISBN: 978-1-350-32589-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 248 mm x 38 mm
• Series: Bloomsbury Writer's Guides and Anthologies; Bloomsbury Writer's Guides and
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Poetry, North America, POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors), 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Writing & editing guides, Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards), Writing and editing guides, North America (USA and Canada), Creative writing & creative writing guides, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Poetry anthologies (various poets), LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General, Textbook, coursework