For writers and teachers alike who want to turn theory into practice, Susan Ioannou has created this companion handbook. The Art of Writing the Poem , including specific poetry examples. Many of the exercises described here are drawn from those Susan Ioannou developed from 1982-1994 for her Toronto Board of Education Poets' Workshop and her other writing and editing programs offered through the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, Ryerson University, and the Ryerson Literary Society. Others are adapted from her longstanding Wordwrights Canada correspondence course The Poetry Tutorial. Contents From tackling writer's block and warming up, through persona, point of view, tight and sensuous writing, varying types of imagery, sequence, structure, and multiple aspects of sound, the exercises work through the essentials of creating good poetry.
Approaches are varied and entertaining, and instructions easy to follow.
For over thirty years, Susan Ioannou has been involved with writing.