Chapter 3: Towards an Art of Poetic Invention

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Chapter 1: It Doesn’t Work For Me: A Critique of the Workshop Approach to Teaching Poetry Writing and a Suggestion For Revision 1
5. Chapter 2: Rhetorical Theory as a Basis for Poetry Writing Pedagogy 22
6. Chapter 3: Towards an Art of Poetic Invention 33
7. Chapter 4: Some Specifics about the General: Arrangement 57
8. Chapter 5: Elements of Poetic Style 81
9. Chapter 6: Poetry Writing Instruction and the Forgotten Art of Memory 105
10. Chapter 7: Delivery: Bringing the Words into the World 122
11. Chapter 8: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackboard Page 156
12. Chapter 9: Conclusion 179
13. Index 182