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A self-teaching guide to writing poetry that provides examples and exercises to improve the writer's voice as a poet, and covers mood, style, tone, and inspiration; and also includes information on prizes, festivals, performance poetry events, poetry on the Internet, and other related topics.
First publish date: 2003
Authors: Matthew Sweeney
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