A comprehensive guide to writing poetry

Write Poetry - and Get it Published is a user-friendly and comprehensive guide written by two well-published poets that will prove indispensible if you're seeking creative guidance, inspiration and practical advice. Covering everything from mood, style and tone to poetry on the internet, this fully updated edition will help you find your voice. Containing straightforward advice and the very latest on prizes, festivals and performance poetry, this book will enable an aspiring or seasoned poet alike to gain the confidence and necessary knowledge to write and publish compelling poetry.

Write Poetry and Get it Published includes:

Chapter 1: What does it take to be a poet?

Chapter 2: Bump-starting the poem

Chapter 3: A challenge to the reader: groundwork exercises

Chapter 4: Getting started: working arrangements

Chapter 5: I gotta use words when I talk to you

Chapter 6: Letters, alphabets and lists

Chapter 7: Visualizing

Chapter 8: Drafting and revision

Chapter 9: Using models

Chapter 10: The co-operative approach

Chapter 11: Subject matter

Chapter 12: Context, mood and tone

Chapter 13: Writing in different modes

Chapter 14: Style

Chapter 15: Getting the rhymes to chose you

Chapter 16: It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing

Chapter 17: Translation

Chapter 18: Writing for children

Chapter 19: Getting published

Chapter 20: ipoems and cyber verse

Chapter 21: Reading aloud

Chapter 22: Poetry prizes and festivals

Chapter 23: ars poetica

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The Teach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their story. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels, to illustrated children's books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community at tyjustwrite, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.