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• Poetry as Spellcasting

  Poems, Essays, and Prompts for Manifesting Liberation and Reclaiming Power

  Beyer, Tamiko,

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  Poetry as Spellcasting reveals the ways poetry and ritual can, together, move us toward justice and transformation. Centering Queer & BIPOC perspectives, this book helps readers explore, play, and deepen their creativity.

• The Craft of Poetry

  a Primer in Verse

  Newlyn, Lucy,

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  A wonderfully accessible handbook to the art of writing and reading poetry—itself written entirely in verse.

• A Little Book on Form

  An Exploration into the Formal Imagination of Poetry

  Hass, Robert

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  Written by former poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Hass, A Little Book of Form is an insightful book of essays exploring poetic form and the role of instinct and imagination within form.

• Take the Mic

  the Art of Performance Poetry, Slam, and the Spoken Word

  Smith, Marc Kelly

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  Marc Kelly Smith, founder of Slam Poetry, writes on what you need to be a confident performer and poet. This book is filled with insider tips, backstage advice, and tons of examples of slam poems that wake up an audience.

• The Ode Less Tavelled

  Unlocking the Poet Within

  Fry, Stephen, 1957-

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  A funny, encouraging, and easily accessible guide to writing poetry great for beginning poets. Written by activist, comedian, and activist Stephen Fry.

• A Poetry Handbook

  Oliver, Mary, 1935-

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  Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver tells of the basic ways a poem is built - meter and rhyme, form and diction, sound and sense. She also takes a brief look at the history of poetry and why the artform is important.

• How Dare We! Write

  A Multicultural Creative Writing Discourse

  Sherry Quan Lee

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  How Dare We! Write is a collection of personal narratives that reveals how and why these authors write. It uncovers the difficulties that often arise due to culture, race, class, gender and/or sexuality, and the intersections among them.

• Writing Haiku

  a Beginner's Guide to Composing Japanese Haiku Poetry

  Ross, Bruce, 1945-

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  This practical guide shows you how to capture a fleeting moment, like painting a picture with words, and how to give voice to your innermost thoughts, feelings, and observations.

• Lightning Paths

  75 Poetry Writing Exercises

  Vaughn, Kyle

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  Lightning Paths: 75 Poetry Writing Exercises explores the possibilities of poetry writing. Each poem type includes an introduction explaining the exercise's goal, detailed instructions, and a student example.

• The Art of Daring

  Risk, Restlessness, Imagination

  Phillips, Carl, 1959-

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  In this series of essays, award-winning poet Carl Phillips meditates on poetry and the many ways that writing and living are acts of risk.

• Writing Poetry to Save Your Life

  How to Find the Courage to Tell Your Stories

  Gillan, Maria M.

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  This book is filled with prompts meant to help you get past doubting your ability to write. Instead of focusing on what poetry "should" be, Gillian encourages readers to focus on poetry as a tool to express who we are as humans.