The Writer's Guide to Poetry
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The Writer’s Guide to Poetry features essays from 11 award-winning poets such as Anne Lamott, Dorothea Lasky, Iain Thomas, Susan Wooldridge, and others who share insights into the art and craft of poetry.
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The guide also contains artist Nathan Gelgud’s illustrations of poems by Margaret Atwood, Allen Ginsberg, and Madeleine L’Engle. Highlights from the guide include:
Insights from 11 award-winning poets.
Advice on how to overcome imposter syndrome.
3 classic poems illustrated by artist Nathan Gelgud.
Anne Lamott on the devils of perfectionism.
Important tips on "telling it slant."
Check out this illustration by Nathan Gelgud below:
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Nathan Gelgud’s illustration of "This Is a Photograph of Me" by Margaret Atwood
Feel free to click on the image and visit Nathan's website.
Anyone who reads or writes poetry knows that it is a fickle beast, and if there's anything that gets the muse talking, it's essays from some great poets and the poems they've written.
Also, Signature has a list of 28 books of poetry that you should read this month. I've read Citizen and When My Brother Was an Aztec, and both were very good for different reasons. If you read any from this list, I'd love to hear what you thought.
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