How to Write a Poem

Explorer Junior Library: How to Write

by Cecilia Minden, Kate Roth

Writing poems can help teach new ways of thinking about words and their meanings. A poet must consider the sound of the words written on the page. Readers will use the activities in this book to develop their poetry writing skills.

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Zelle]

Excellent book for absolute beginners! It's a quick intro to writing the art of poetry. My creative juices in writing poetry have been running dry and I thought I'd go over some tutorial books on the internet archive. I am a young adult already but I have gotten some ideas out of this book, especially having recalled as well all sorts of simple poems we can actually start writing right away <33.

[Helfren]

Unexpected learning experience from a small book. Shocking.

[Birsilah Bakar]

Cinquaine is a pretty neat idea 😍

[Genee121]

I chose this book by Cecelia Minden to learn about the various ways (using activities) to show anyone how to write poems. This would be great to use when introducing students to poetry. Minden also has other "How to" books that would be useful in any classroom.

[Jessica]

A very basic how to write a poem book. It talks about what a poem is and then gives 5 different examples and tips for: cinquain, shape ,sense, acrostic and couplet.

[Ro Menendez]

All-friendly guide to start experimenting with poetry! Use it year-round and during April, National Poetry Month.