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A complete step-by-step guide to poetry



If you would like to order this book by phone, please call 01733 898105

Poets' Handbook

A Guide to Building Great Poems

Author: Kenneth C Steven

 ISBN: 1-9027131-0-9 | Price: £7.99 | 81 pages | Paperback 

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If you’re an aspiring poet, this concise, informative handbook will be a valuable reference source. A complete step-by-step guide to poetry, from the very first spark of inspiration to the final revision.

Key Points

Beginning with the basics - What poetry is, Kenneth C Steven will teach you a whole range of essential topics including:

• Building a poem from start to finish 
• How to edit your poems
• Advice on different verse forms
• Techniques to make rhyme work more efficiently
• Writing for children
• Depth, lyricism and technical skill

This is a handbook to invigorate all poets, novices and experienced alike, written by a professional who’s been there and knows how you feel - a handbook full of encouragement, help and hope for all to read and enjoy.

Author

Kenneth C Steven is a full time poet, novelist and children’s author. Six collections of his poetry have appeared to date, the best known of which are ‘The Missing Days’ and ‘Iona’. He has in recent years been made both Writer and Reader in residence at Aberdeen City Council, and he travels all over Britain lecturing on writing and publishing as well as reading from his work. He now resides in Dunkeld in the Scottish Highlands.

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If you would like to order this book by phone, please call 01733 898105.


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