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by Steve Kowit (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Atlantic Books (Jun 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0884481492
  • ISBN-13: 978-0884481492
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,769 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Kowit's guide is delicious.... This guide will inspire even the most reluctant to pull out a pen and some paper."

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Provides aspiring poets guidance on writing poetry.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is an essential for every poet's reference library., 15 Feb 1998
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Steve Kowit manages to light up the dark and fearful corners of resistance to writing poetry. His thorough treatment of the nuts and bolts of writing traverse the murky realms for the beginner and reinforce the familiar for in-the-trenches poets. Stuck, discouraged? Get this book off the shelf and begin again with confidence! Carol Bachofner (mim47@aol.com), Victorville, CA
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27 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a wonderful book!, 16 May 1998
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This is the best book I've read on poetry writing (and I've read a lot of 'em). It helped and inspired me to write so many poems and I learned so much from the book and the exercises included.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best!, 29 Nov 2008
There are quite a few books on the market designed to help the budding poet, but this is streets ahead of most of them. Kowit covers everything from beginnings, through verse forms old and new, all the way to advice on poetry workshops and getting published. The book is packed with great ideas and with exercises that really do get you into regular writing. He looks at a range of unconventional poetic forms too which most 'how to' guides leave out. The book is fun, informal without being superficial, and a rich resource that's worth revisiting again and again. Of all the writing guides I've read, this is the one that has had by the far the greatest impact on me - I can't recommend it highly enough!
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