The Poets Pen

Download or read book The Poet's Pen written by Betty Bonham Lies and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1993-06-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To rhyme or not to rhyme? That's NOT the only question! An absolute must buy for the novice and an incredible asset for any writing teacher, this book gives you guidelines for starting a poetry writing program and then the tools to do it. Lies offers practical advice on teaching the technical aspects of poetry, suggests ways to revise work and overcome writer's block, and discusses how to integrate poetry writing with other parts of the curriculum. Numerous exercises, examples of student work, an annotated bibliography of sources for further ideas, and a glossary of poetic terms are included.