Open Roads: Exercises in Writing Poetry

by Diane Thiel

In Open Roads , a wealth of fresh and innovative writing exercises and a diverse anthology of poetic forms address specific elements of craft while sparking readers' imaginations and developing their writing skills. Clear, concise discussions of particular techniques of writing poetry are followed by practice of these individual techniques. An extensive anthology of both classic and contemporary poems features poems from Keats to Komunyakaa, and from Auden to Espaillat.

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Diane Thiel is author of Echolocations and Writing Your Rhythm: Using Nature, Culture, Form and Myth, and Resistance Fantasies (all Story Line Press). She is on the creative writing faculty at the University of New Mexico.

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[Mary]

I am lucky enough to have taken a class by Mrs. Thiel. She is both a lovely, sweet woman and a talented writer. I hope to take more classes with her and I really enjoyed what she shared with the class about writing. Her book is equally wonderful and I feel that I learned a great deal from her.

[Sarah]

Open Roads: Exercises in Writing Poetry by Diane Thiel (2004)