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Index

Title Contents Introduction

About This Book How This Book Is Organized Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here

Part I : Reading and Understanding Poetry Chapter 1: Poetry 101

What Is Poetry and Why Do People Write It? Bringing Poetry into Your Life Reading Poetry Aloud Writing Poetry

Chapter 2: Subject, Tone, and Narrative

Understanding Subject and Tone Figuring Out a Poem’s Narrative

Chapter 3: Tuning In to Language

Why You Need to Snuggle Up to Language Tools of Significance: Symbols, Similes, Metaphors, and Allusions Music: What You Hear, Feel, and See The Shape of the Poem: Visual Rhythm

Chapter 4: The Art of Interpretation

Reading at a Deeper Level Speculating as You Read Mastering Three Steps to Interpretation Paying Attention to Subject and Tone Looking at Language Listening to the Music in a Poem Using Narrative Elements as You Interpret

Chapter 5: Connecting with Poems from the Past

Gathering the Tools You Need Facing the Challenges of Older Poetry Three Steps to Reading Older Poetry

Part II : In the Beginning Was a Poem Chapter 6: An Intelligent Hustle through Poetic History: From the Earliest Poetry to the 1700s

The Pre-Homeric Period (3,000 b.c. – 1,000 b.c. ) The Biblical/Homeric Period (1,000 b.c. –400 b.c. ) The Classical Period (750 b.c. – a.d. 476) Dark and Golden Ages ( a.d. 476–1000) The Middle Ages (1000–1450) The Renaissance (1450–1674) The 18th Century

Chapter 7: An Intelligent Hustle through Poetic History: The 19th Century to the Present

The 19th Century The 20th Century

Part III : Writing Poetry: A Guide for Aspiring Poets Chapter 8: Calling the Muse

How to Live If You Want to Be a Poet Reading Like a Poet Writing Like a Poet Getting Connected to the World of Poetry

Chapter 9: Writing Open-Form Poetry

Understanding Open-Form Poetry Knowing the Rules of the Open Form Using the Open Form in Your Own Writing

Chapter 10: Working with Traditional Forms of Verse

Ballads Psalms Sonnets Ghazals Tankas

Chapter 11: Putting Pen to Paper: Writing Exercises for Poets

Writing in a Journal to Improve Your Poetry Discovering Your Own Poetry Using Description in Your Poetry Generating Material with Divergent Thinking Revising Your Poetry Collaborating with Other Writers

Chapter 12: Going Public with Your Poetry

Starting a Reading or Writing Group Reading Your Poetry in Public Participating in Your Local Poetry Community

Chapter 13: Getting Published

Part IV : The Part of Tens Chapter 14: Ten Myths about Poets and Poetry

Poetry Is Only for Intellectuals and Academics Poetry Is . . . Well, Hard You Can’t Make Any Money Writing Poetry No Poetry More Than 20 Minutes Old Can Possibly Have Anything to Say Today Poetry Is for Soft, Sensitive, Emotional Types Rhyme Is So Ten Minutes Ago There’s No “Right” Way to Read a Poem Writing Poetry Is Essentially a Solitary Act Poetry Is So Literary Anything You Want to Write Is Poetry

Chapter 15: Ten Poems Worth Memorizing

Chapter 16: Ten Love Poems

Part V : Appendixes Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Poetry Timeline

Prehomeric Era Homeric Era Classical Era Dark and Golden Ages Middle Ages Renaissance 18th and 19th Centuries 20th Century 21st Century

Appendix C: Resources

Organizations Events Magazines Books Internet