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The Poetry Gymnasium

The Poetry Gymnasium

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This book contains ninety-four exercises designed to inspire creativity and help poets hone their skills. Each exercise includes a clearly-stated learning objective, historical background matter on the particular subgenre being explored, and an example written by students at Western Kentucky University. The text also contains model poems by leading American poets including Sherman Alexie, Billy Collins, Denise Duhamel, and Dean Young. The book’s five chapters correspond with the five canons of classical rhetoric: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery.

ISBN

978-0-7864-6514-9

Publication Date

2012

Publisher

McFarland Publishing

Disciplines

Poetry

Comments

Tom C. Hunley is an associate professor of English at Western Kentucky University and the director of Steel Toe Books. His work has appeared in many literary periodicals, such as TriQuarterly, Five Points, North American Review and New York Quarterly. He is the author of several poetry collections and divides his time between Kansas and Oz.

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