{"product_id":"the-art-of-poetry-writing-a-guide-for-poets-students-readers-9780312076412","title":"The Art of Poetry Writing: A Guide For Poets  Students  \u0026 Readers","description":"\u003cp\u003ePoet  novelist  scholar  translator  playwright  and teacher  William Packard has known every side of a writers life. As founder and editor of The New York Quarterly  a national magazine devoted to the craft of poetry  he reads some 50 000 poems each year-most of them sadly deficient in sound  metrics  form  voice  and quality. This book is written to help poets address the central concerns of their craft and art.  Lively  inspiring  opinionated  and sometimes curmudgeonly  The Art of Poetry Writing covers a broad range of topics  both technical and personal  that all poets need to consider:  -Poetic devices and diction -Verse forms and free verse -Rhyme and metrics -Creative vision and revision -The benefits and problems of workshops and writing classes -30 writing challenges to develop form and style and technique -When to seek publication-and when not to -What to read while writing -The life of the poet  including keeping a journal  giving readings  applying for grants  and more.  Remarks by and excerpts from the work of Coleridge  Wordsworth  Keats  Dickinson  Yeats  Auden  Stevens  Moore  Thomas  Ginsberg  Sexton  Plath  Dickey  Bukowski  Ashbery  and dozens of other poets make this an essential companion for students  teachers and anyone who writes or reads poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647543861301,"sku":"ByrdShop_031207641X","price":34.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780312076412.jpg?v=1781692643","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-poetry-writing-a-guide-for-poets-students-readers-9780312076412","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}