The Strategic Poet Honing the Craft

This book focuses on the craft of poetry and is based on the belief that craft can be taught and the best teacher of craft is a good poem. It is organized into thirteen sections, each one devoted to a specific poetic strategy. Each section begins with a craft talk solicited from a well-known poet. The craft talk is followed by model poems that exemplify the element being discussed. One model poem in each section is followed by a commentary from the poet who wrote the poem.