From acrostics and ballads to meter and metaphor, author and poet Judy Young has written a collection of poems to illustrate poetic tools, terms, and techniques. Each term or technique is demonstrated in an accompanying poem so readers can see the method at work.

Featuring personal anecdotes and an abundance of information, a humorous guide, filled with poetry exercises, ideas, projects, and pointers, teaches readers how to write poetry, and proves that poetry is in fact irresistible!

Offers advice on how to find topics, create a poem, and revise a poem.

"Useful tips and writing prompts show young writers how to use images to inspire poetry writing"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a collection of twenty poems written in tribute to well-known poets from around the world.

Collects poems written by eleven-year-old muscular dystrophy patient Mattie Stephanek sharing his feelings and thoughts about his life, the deaths of his siblings, nature, faith, and hope.

This book guides the reader through writing poetry, from suggestions for creating rhythm and rhyme to tips on playing with language and making pictures with words.

An anthology of poems about animals, plus "Toolbox tips" that help the reader understand poetry and how poems are written.

"Introduces basic poetry forms and terms through the use of original nature-themed poems"--

This book guides the reader through writing poetry, from advice on using special effects, such as alliteration, similes, metaphors, and personification to hints on writing poems in a variety of forms, such as list poems, monologues, riddles, kennings, haiku, tanka, and cinquain.