About this ebook
In Part One, "Poetry Writing For Wanna-be's", you'll learn about various poetry forms from traditional to free verse. You'll read about poetry and poets and use valuable reference lists of poetry forms and terms. You'll learn how to critique a poem and discover more about public poetry readings and getting published. And you'll be able to begin writing your poems right away, with confidence that you know the principles involved.
In Part Two, "Poems Are Such Funny Stuff", you'll enjoy and learn from the author's chapbook of 30 of his light verse poems. They include a variety of themes and structures, some poems with rhyme and meter, some in free verse, ranging from humor and whimsy to deeper thought addressing topics of today, and supplementing other examples in the text. Poetry offers an enjoyable experience, especially in its creation. Have fun!
Praise for Sam McCarver's novels:"Wonderful fun John and Penny are emerging as a formidable team that will have readers looking forward to their next adventure." -The Mystery Reader
"Entertaining, fast-paced. McCarver does a masterful job."
"McCarver's descriptive process makes the world of 1916 England come to life " -Romantic Times
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About the author
Sam McCarver has taught writing workshops on general fiction, novels and poetry-writing in universities and other centers in Southern California for seven years. Of his six novels, five were published by Penguin Putnam, Inc. and one by Five Star. This handy guide offers for wanna-be poets what his iUniverse book, Novel Writing For Wanna-be's?, has provided for beginning novelists.
