The Crafty Poet–A Portable Poetry Workshop

The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop. Poems, writing prompts, craft tips,
and interviews for aspiring and practicing poets.

Edited by Diane Lockward.  Craft essays, prompts, model poems, writing tips and interviews contributed by 56 of our nation’s finest poets, including 13 former and current state Poets Laureate. These 56 poets contributed twenty-seven Craft Tips, ten Poet on the Poem Q&As, and twenty-seven model poems that go with the prompts. The book also includes sample poems from 45 other accomplished poets inspired by the prompts in this book. Contributors include:

Kim Addonizio JoAnn Balingit Ellen Bass Jan Beatty Jeanne Marie Beaumont Robert Bense Pam Bernard Michelle Bitting Deborah Bogen Kathryn Stripling Byer Edward Byrne Kelly Cherry Philip F. Deaver Bruce Dethlefsen Caitlin Doyle Patricia Fargnoli Ann Fisher-Wirth Amy Gerstler Karin Gottshall

Jennifer Gresham Bruce Guernsey Marilyn Hacker Jeffrey Harrison Lola Haskins Jane Hirshfield Gray Jacobik Rod Jellema Richard Jones Julie Kane Adele Kenny Dorianne Laux Sydney Lea Hailey Leithauser Jeffrey Levine Diane Lockward Denise Low Jennifer Maier Marie-Elizabeth Mali

Jeffrey McDaniel Wesley McNair Susan Laughter Meyers Bronwen Butter Newcott Alicia Ostriker Linda Pastan Stanley Plumly Vern Rutsala Martha Silano Marilyn L. Taylor Matthew Thorburn Lee Upton Nance Van Winckel Ingrid Wendt Nancy White Cecilia Woloch Baron Wormser Suzanne Zweizig

The Crafty Poet    Wind Publications, 2013  978-1-936138-62-3   263 pages   $20.00

“I’ve written and taught poetry for over 30 years and I own at least a hundred books on poetic craft and poetry prompts. The wealth of exercises in this big generous book are the best I’ve seen anywhere. The craft articles and poet interviews teach me things that, even after all these years of writing, I either didn’t know, or needed to be reminded of again.” –Patricia Fargnoli

Crafty Poet book launch: November 10, 2013 at the West Caldwell Public Library! Join us.