Poetry Writing Books

Here is our collection of books about how to write poetry and poetry markets. You can find more poetry resources in our poetry section.


Poet's Market 2015
by Robert Lee Brewer
Writer's Digest Books, (September, 2014)

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Poet Power: The Practical Poet's Complete Guide to Getting Published
by Thomas A. Williams
Sentient Publications, (January, 2003)

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Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing
by Margaret Eleanor Atwood
Cambridge University, (March, 2002)

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The Art and Craft of Poetry
by Michael J. Bugeja
Writers Digest Books, (August, 2001)

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Poet's Handbook
by Judson Jerome
Writers Digest Books, (August, 2001)

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry
by Nikki Moustaki
Alpha Books, (March, 2001)
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How to Publish Your Poetry
by Helene Ciaravino
Square One Publishers, (January, 2001)

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Writing Poems
by Robert Wallace
Addison-Wesley, (July, 1999)

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Poet Power! The Practical Poet's Complete Guide to Getting Published (and Self-Published)
by Thomas A. Williams, Tom Williams
Venture Press, (June, 1999)

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A Poet's Guide to Poetry
by Mary Kinzie
University of Chicago Press, (April, 1999)

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Making Your Own Days : The Pleasure of Reading and Writing Poetry
by Kenneth Koch
Simon & Schuster, (April, 1999)

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Writing Personal Poetry : Creating Poems from Your Life Experiences
by Sheila Bender
Writer's Digest Books, (March, 1999)
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Oblivion
by Donald Justice
Story Line Press, (August, 1998)

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The Merry Heart : Reflections on Reading, Writing, and the World of Books
by Robertson Davies
Penguin USA, (July, 1998)

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You Can Write Poetry
by Jeff Mock
Writer's Digest Books, (May, 1998)
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Rules for the Dance : A Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse
by Mary Oliver
Houghton Mifflin Co, (April, 1998)

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Making Your Own Days : The Pleasures of Reading and Writing Poetry
by Kenneth Koch
C. Scribner's, (April, 1998)

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How to Write Poetry 3rd Ed.
by Nancy Bogen
Arco, (March, 1998)

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The Poet's Companion : A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry
by Kim Addonizio, Dorianne Laux
W.W. Norton & Co., (October, 1997)

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Writing Poetry
by David Kirby
The Writer Books, (August, 1997)
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The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets
by Bill D. Moyers, David Grubin (Editor)
Doubleday, (March, 1996)

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Radical Artifice: Writing Poetry in the Age of Media
by Marjorie Perloff
University of Chicago Press, (April, 1994)

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