How to Write Poetry: A Tutorial: Book 2: Intermediate

by Marcus Holmes

Following Book 1: Beginning, How to Write Poetry: A Tutorial, Book 2: Intermediate raises the bar, teaching more poetic devices, expanding one’s poetry vocabulary, introducing additional terminology, and challenging the writer to think on an increasingly sensitive and abstract level. Many new forms are presented, giving the poet a broad view of poetry from around the world and over the centuries.

61 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2020

About the author

Marcus Holmes is a classically trained musician and often draws from his experience in musicianship when writing. An M.A. in education and decades of experience teaching has informed the composition of his How-To resources. He resides in the U.S. with his tabby cat Solace, who refuses to take dictation and is a terrible speller anyway.