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Introduces different kinds of poems, including headline, letter, recipe, list, and monologue, and provides exercises in writing poems based on both memory and imagination. ... Read more

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Great for Any Writer
Each and every exercise in this book is useful for writers of any kind.It is immensely valuable for writers to be able to work in any genre, and even if one is sticking strictly to fiction, there are great writing tips and techniques in this book--I recommend it for anyone and everyone!

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Great book for class project.Came very quickly in the mail and in great condition.

A Great Teaching Text
This is a cookbook-like approach to the teaching of poetic form.Each chapter presents a different form, a step-by-step guide to implementing a lesson with students (which is clear enough, I've found, to leave for a substitute lesson plan!), and selected examples of successful types.A great work for junior and senior high school general-level classes.

Great book - Fresh and Unusual
This book is a wonderful mix of fresh and unusual activities and guiding interludes by the authors. The book is not only a great way to get you creative juices lowing, but it is an inspiring read. Many of my students enjoy the interludes between activities as much as the activities themselves.
I would encourage any teacher to make this a part of your poetry toolbox.

The best how-to poetry book out there!
I hope this book isn't going out of print.It's a gift to be able to take lessons from a master poet like William Stafford, especially now that he has passed away.I don't know of any other poetry technique book thatallows a student to really get their feet wet in language.This is a realtreat in the exploration and discovery of language becoming poetry.Youwill get marvelous results working through these 20 exercises. ... Read more

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The Methow River Poems
I purchased five new copies of The Methow River Poems.
They arrived quickly and in the best condition - new.
I give these small volumes of poems to friends as keepsakes.
Bill Gray ... Read more

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sweet poetry
The poem vacation is about someone on a train seeing 3 natives at a funeral, or burying someone/thing

I think this is a very interesting book.
I'd like to know more about the poem Vacation. I understand some of it,but not all.I'd really would like to see it. ... Read more

Product Description
This collection of poems by National Book Award winner William Stafford reflects his struggles with the world as well as his delight in and respect for the earth. In straightforward language, the poems convey complex feelings and ideas about earth-loving and earth-keeping and will inspire all of us to savor each day and its small miracles. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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A collection of Kansas poems by William Stafford with additional commentary on the man and his work by current notable writers including Jonathan Holden, Denise Low, Thomas Fox Averill, Kirsten Bosnak, Robert Day, Steven Hind, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Al Ortolani, Linda Rodriguez, Ralph Salisbury, William Sheldon, Kim Stafford, Robert Stewart, Ingrid Wendt and Fred Whitehead, who have been inspired by William Stafford and by Kansas alike. ... Read more

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ThelastDodo.
This Book is about a king who lives in a castle. He has a baker called Adrian.The King always eats eggs. Adrian makes the king chicken eggs,goose eggs,duck eggs.Then he shouts More More More! The Next day he read in hisNewspaper that a dodos egg was spotted on an island.So he told Adrian toprepare the boat.To get to The island. ... Read more