The Poetry Gymnasium

The Poetry Gymnasium

  • Tom C. Hunley
Publisher:McFarlandISBN 13: 9780786465149ISBN 10: 078646514X

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The Poetry Gymnasium is written by Tom C. Hunley and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 078646514X (ISBN 10) and 9780786465149 (ISBN 13).

This book contains ninety-four exercises designed to inspire creativity and help poets hone their skills. Each exercise includes a clearly-stated learning objective, historical background matter on the particular subgenre being explored, and an example written by students at Western Kentucky University. The text also contains model poems by leading American poets including Sherman Alexie, Billy Collins, Denise Duhamel, and Dean Young. The book's five chapters correspond with the five canons of classical rhetoric: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.