Writing Poetry: And Getting Published
- ISBN-10
- 0340663774
- ISBN-13
- 9780340663776
- Series
- Writing Poetry
- Category
- Poetics
- Pages
- 183
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Authors
- Matthew Sweeney, John Hartley Williams
Description
One in a series of home-learning books, this is a guide to writing poetry with a view to publication. It provides hints on style and content, and offers advice on presenting the poems to publishers.
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