sanjavalen Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Does anyone know of a good textbook for the beginning poet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMERICONORMAN Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Here are links to two I was pleased to pick out of the used bookstore: http://www.amazon.com/Orthometry-Versifica...3501&sr=1-8 http://www.amazon.com/Art-Poetry-Florence-...606&sr=1-18 I haven't studied either though as I'm not ready yet, mainly due to commitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas M. Miovas Jr. Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Does anyone know of a good textbook for the beginning poet? You can read my essay: Towards and Esthetics of Poetry. A Rhyme is Logic Sure Enough With Scan as Reason Evident To Overcome the Modern Guff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intellectualammo Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Does anyone know of a good textbook for the beginning poet? In this collection, Virtues in Verse a selection of Berton Braley's poetry that your fiance told me she had bought, if you look towards the latter part of the book, there are exerpts in it from his autobiography Pegasus Pulls a Hack: Memoirs of a Modern Minstrel (which I've read that book, too) where he mentions Tom Hood's The Rhymester: I owe all that I am professionally [...] for in that little manual I found verse not as inspired art, but as a practical craft - as carpentry with words. [...]kept on imitating all of them [poetry rhyme/meter/form in that book] until I evolved what I suppose is my own style. Now, I have not read this book myself (yeah I know more recommendations of stuff people haven't even read) but this book, if I wanted a textbook, I myself would read this one. This is it on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanjavalen Posted February 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Thanks IA. I had completely forgotten about that! I had read that section mid last year and didn't think to note that book. Definitely picking it up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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