Writing Poetry: The Essential Guide - Softcover

Steven, Kenneth

 
9781861441126: Writing Poetry: The Essential Guide

Synopsis

If you enjoy writing poetry but feel you need some more guidance Writing Poetry: The Essential Guide can help. Kenneth Steven covers the basics of writing poems right through to the final revisions. The book covers: How to build a poem from start to finish. How to edit poems, and how to know when to stop. Advice on different verse forms and techniques to make rhyme work more efficiently. Writing for children, including information on getting into collections. Depth, lyricism and technical skill.

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About the Author

Kenneth Stevens is a full-time poet, novelist and children's author. Several collections of his poetry have been published, the best known of which are 'The Missing Days' and 'Iona'. He has been both Writer and Reader in residence at Aberdeen City Council. He travels all over Britain lecturing on writing as well as reading his own work. Kenneth lives in Dunkeld in the Scottish Highlands.

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