Twelve chapters cover preparation, language, metaphors, sound, movement, shaping, pattern, voice, sources of inspiration, influences of other arts, etc. Often wryly amusing. Writing Poems by Robert Wallace and Michelle Boisseau. Little, Brown and Company. A popular schoolbook, packed with examples.
Instruction is by appreciation of poetry in a wide variety of styles and genres.
Please, Lord, Make Me a Famous Poet or at Least Less Fat by Dean Blehert. Words and Pictures East Coast. Light-hearted but thorough. Critical Introductions 1. An Introduction to Poetry by X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia.