Immersed in verse : an informative, slightly irreverent & totally tremendous guide to living the poet's life / Allan Wolf ; illustrated by Tuesday Mourning.
| Author/creator |
Wolf, Allan |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Lark Books, ©2006. |
| Description | 112 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Plunge into words -- Poetry & you: Of blooms & booms & secret rooms -- What kind of poet are you? -- Do you like poetry? (guided tour) -- Poem for all reasons -- Nine habits of highly successful poets -- Take the daily writing pledge -- Your poetry toolbox: How to (a-hem) read a poem -- Toys of the trade -- Poetic devices -- Anatomy of a poem -- Poet's decisions: Details, details -- Observations & explosions -- Project your image! -- Place your poems on the accessibility scale -- Point of view -- Tense -- Form -- Shaping words into a poem -- Play a structure -- Demonstration -- Revising your poems -- Always something to write about: Celebrate the mundane -- Journals: Your storage vault -- Mind games -- Jump starts -- Ta Da!: Presenting your work: Reading your poetry -- Performing your poetry -- Secrets of memorizing poetry -- Get published! -- Do it yourself -- Start a writer's group -- Promise: Warning a final word of hope. |
| Abstract | Contains advice, ideas, writing activities, and encouragement from a working poet for aspiring poets. Includes poems by a variety of poets from the unknown to the famous, including Langston Hughes, e.e. cummings, Eve Merriam, and more. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 110) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2005024825 |
| ISBN | 1579906281 |
| ISBN | 9781579906283 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 808.1 W8311I | ✔ Available | Place Hold |