Michael R.Collings

The Art and Craft of Poetry

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Polished over 20 years of use at the university level, this book combines Professor Collings's lucid instruction with practical exercises to introduce beginners to poetry, and to encourage more practiced poets to expand their horizons. Twenty poetic exercises that will strengthen and hone your craft!
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127 printed pages
Original publication
2014
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  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted4 years ago
    He has published multiple volumes of poetry, novels, short fiction, and scholarly studies of such contemporary writers as Stephen King, Dean R. Koontz, and Orson Scott Card. He is now retired and lives in his native state of Idaho.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted4 years ago
    Michael R. Collings is an Emeritus Professor of English at Seaver College, Pepperdine University, where he directed the Creative Writing Program for over two decades.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted4 years ago
    Alliteration
    Assonance
    Consonance
    Full Rhyme
    Slant-, Skewed-, Half-Rhyme
    Others
    In general, I am
    Satisfied with the directions and expertise my poems demonstrate
    Satisfied, but am eager to expand into new modes and explore new means of creating art
    Frequently unsatisfied with the level of my poetry, especially in terms of
    My use of language
    My understanding of structure
    The limits I impose—consciously or unconsciously—on my Imagination
    The limits I impose—consciously or unconsciously—on my Ideas
    My technical and mechanical Proficiency
    Other
    Deeply dissatisfied with the level of my poetry
    About to give up on writing poetry at all

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