Books About Poetry
Below is a list of books about writing poetry that Poetry Can would recommend to both experienced poets and those just starting out.
Should you wish to buy or find out more about a recommended book we have provided a link to each book's page on the Amazon UK website for speed of access. But please note you may also find out much more and also purchase books from the websites of the particular poets and/or publishers; or from bookshops; or you may be able to borrow a copy of a recommended book from your local library.
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Oxford Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms Chris Baldrick
Oxford University Press 2004
Oxford University Press
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Robert Frost on Writing Elaine Barry
Rutgers University Press, 1973
Rutgers University Press
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Introduction to English Poetry James Fenton
Penguin, 2003
Penguin Books online
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Metre, Rhyme and Free Verse G.S. Fraser
Methuen, 1970
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The Penguin Rhyming Dictionary Rossalind Fergusson
Penguin, 2004
Penguin Books online
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Metaphor Terence Hawkes
Methuen, 1972
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The Redress of Poetry – Oxford Lectures Seamus Heaney
Faber & Faber, 1995
Faber & Faber
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The Government of the Tongue – The 1986 T.S. Eliot Memorial Lectures and Other Critical Writings
Seamus Heaney
Faber & Faber, 1988
Faber & Faber
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Strong Words: Modern Poets on Modern Poetry ed. by W.N. Herbert and Matthew Hollis
Bloodaxe, 2000
Bloodaxe Books
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Poetry in the Making Ted Hughes
Faber & Faber, 1967
Faber & Faber
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How Are Verses Made? Vladimir Mayakovsky
Cape Editions, 1970
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Findings Kathleen Jamie
Sort Of Books, 2005
Sort Of Books
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The Deregulated Muse Sean O'Brien
Bloodaxe Books, 1997
Bloodaxe Books
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Quote Poet Unquote edited by Dennis O'Driscoll
Copper Canyon Press, 2008
Copper Canyon Press
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Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney Dennis O'Driscoll
Faber & Faber, 2009
Faber & Faber
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52 Ways of Looking at a Poem Ruth Padel
Chatto and Windus, 2002
Chatto and Windus
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The Poem and the Journey Ruth Padel
Chatto and Windus, 2007
Chatto and Windus
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Art in the Light of Conscience: Eight Essays on Poetry Marina Tsvetaeva
Bloodaxe Books, 2010
Bloodaxe Books
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Write Poetry and Get It Published John Hartley Williams and Matthew Sweeney
Teach Yourself 2010
Teach Yourself
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The Writer's Handbook
Macmillan
The Writers Handbook
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The Writers' and Artists' Yearbook
A & C Black
The Writer's and Artist's Yearbook
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