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Orr, Gregory, Ed.; Voigt, Ellen Bryant, Ed. – 1996
This anthology collects essays by current and former lecturers at the Warren Wilson College (North Carolina) MFA Program for Writers. Some of the poets whose essays are included are: Joan Aleshire, Marianne Boruch, Carl Dennis, Stephen Dobyns, Reginald Gibbons, Louise Gluck, Allen Grossman, Robert Hass, Tony Hoagland, Heather McHugh, Gregory Orr,…
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), Creative Writing, Figurative Language, Higher Education
Bernays, Anne; Painter, Pamela – 1995
This book is designed to be a how-to-write-fiction guide that is long on specifics and short on theoretical material. Each section of the book deals with a separate element of fiction--characterization, dialogue, point of view, plot, etc. Every exercise in the book is introduced in an opening paragraph, followed by instructions for completing the…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiction, Figurative Language
Download full textDunning, Stephen; Stafford, William – 1992
Written for those who want to write poems but are not sure how to start, this book presents 20 short exercises plus short pieces ("written talk") about poetry. The exercises in the book are designed to be completed in about 10 weeks. The types of poems in the 20 exercises include "found" and "headline" poems (which…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Creative Writing, Figurative Language, Higher Education
Drury, John – 1991
Encouraging exploration and practice, this book offers hundreds of exercises and numerous tips covering every step involved in creating poetry. Each chapter is a self-contained unit offering an overview of material in the chapter, a definition of terms, and poetry examples from well-known authors designed to supplement the numerous exercises.…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Figurative Language, Imagery
Nottingham, Theodore J. – 1998
This book of fables from the animal kingdom contains: "The Frog Who Knew Too Much"; "Long Tail the Lizard"; "The Otter Who Went to the Bottom of the Sea"; "The Single-Wattled Cassowary and His Lethal Toe"; "The Rebel Gerbil"; "Why Hairless Monkeys Turn Out So Bad"; and "The Eagles'…
Descriptors: Animals, Creative Writing, Didacticism, Elementary Secondary Education
