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If you enjoy writing poetry but feel you need some more guidance Writing Poetry - The Essential Guide can help. Kenneth Steven covers the basics of writing poems right through to the final revisions. The book covers:

• How to build a poem from start to finish.
• How to edit poems, and how to know when to stop.
• Advice on different verse forms and techniques to make rhyme work more efficiently.
• Writing for children, including information on getting into collections.
• Depth, lyricism and technical skill.

Chapter Headings

• What is Poetry?
• Writing Conditions
• Editing
• To Rhyme or Not To Rhyme
• Rhyme and Verse Forms
• Building a Poem
• Writing Exercises
• Writing to Heal
• Poetry for Children

About the author

Kenneth Steven is a full-time poet, novelist and children's author. Seven collections of his poetry have appeared to date, the best known of which are The Missing Days and Iona. Kenneth has in recent years been made both Writer and Reader in Residence at Aberdeen City Council, and he travels all over Britain lecturing on writing and publishing as well as reading from this work and running workshops. Kenneth is currently working on projects with the BBC.

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