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Ideal for teachers who have been searching for a way to inspire students with a love for writing--and reading--contemporary poetry.It is a book about shaping your memories and passions, your pleasures, obsessions, dreams, secrets, and sorrows into the poems you have always wanted to write. If you long to create poetry that is magical and moving, this is the book you''ve been looking for.Here are chapters on the language and music of poetry, the art of revision, traditional and experimental techniques, and how to get your poetry started, perfected, and published. Not the least of the book''s pleasures are model poems by many of the best contemporary poets, illuminating craft discussions, and the author''s detailed suggestions for writing dozens of poems about your deepest and most passionate concerns.

In the Palm of Your Hand

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    A Paperback by Steve Kowit

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: 1/1/2025
      ISBN13: 9781684752737, 978-1684752737
      ISBN10: 1684752736

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      Book Synopsis
      Ideal for teachers who have been searching for a way to inspire students with a love for writing--and reading--contemporary poetry.It is a book about shaping your memories and passions, your pleasures, obsessions, dreams, secrets, and sorrows into the poems you have always wanted to write. If you long to create poetry that is magical and moving, this is the book you''ve been looking for.Here are chapters on the language and music of poetry, the art of revision, traditional and experimental techniques, and how to get your poetry started, perfected, and published. Not the least of the book''s pleasures are model poems by many of the best contemporary poets, illuminating craft discussions, and the author''s detailed suggestions for writing dozens of poems about your deepest and most passionate concerns.

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