2006-09-15 03:34:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
My God... you can go like that... Your question sounds like the words of people keen on literature in 18. century - rules, rules, rules... It mustn't be like that!!!!!!!! You MUST have a talent!!!!!
2006-09-15 03:43:45 · answer #1 · answered by Lady G. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Poet's Manual and Rhyming Dictionary, Published by Thames & Hudson, written by Frances Stillman, ISBN 0-500-27030-9 (Reprinted many times).
The Introduction opens with:
"To a certain extent a poet is born, not made - the reverse of this statement is equally true."
It then goes through the technical stuff in a scholarly but accessible manner (epic, descriptive, narrative, etc., poetry; anapestic meter, spondaic, etc., the different stanzas and so on and on) before discussing alliteration, assonance, etc., and finally it offers a very comprehensive rhyming dictionary.
2006-09-15 17:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't read a book of instructions on poetry. Read and study poetry. Go to a book store and find an anthology or, better yet, go to a college book store and buy a literature book. I'd recommend both British and American poetry. Become a student of it. Write for yourself. Write from the heart.
2006-09-15 22:25:57 · answer #3 · answered by Tom H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just read all the Robert Frost you can.
2006-09-19 10:33:21 · answer #4 · answered by soxrcat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to www.edhelper.com; they have lots of how-tos for poem writing
2006-09-15 10:45:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't you watch "Dead Poets Society" ?
2006-09-15 12:53:42 · answer #6 · answered by Andrew Noselli 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey, you look just like me!
2006-09-15 10:39:10 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Owl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋