Poetry Writing Guides

Rose, Where Did You Get That Red? by Kenneth Koch

Although this guide is for writing insturctors, the material in the book gives any aspiring poet a fresh look at the craft. The examples written by Koch&s students remind us how fun language can be and that these excercises are full of possibilities.

Poemcrazy by Susan Wooldridge

This book is a combination of an autobiography and writing guide that really makes the poet think of the value of words. It inlcudes many fun exercises that will have you walking around with a notebook again.