TY - BOOK AU - Kooser,Ted TI - The poetry home repair manual: practical advice for beginning poets SN - 0803227698 (alk. paper) AV - PN1059.A9 K66 2005 U1 - 808.1 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Lincoln PB - University of Nebraska Press KW - Poetry KW - Authorship N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-163); 1. A Poet's Job Description -- 2. Writing for Others -- 3. First Impressions -- 4. Don't Worry about the Rules -- 5. Rhyming, Ham Cubes, Prose Poems -- ) 6. Writing about Feelings -- 7. Can You Read Your Poem through Your Poem? -- 8. Writing from Memory -- 9. Working with Detail -- 10. Controlling Effects through Careful Choices -- 11. Fine-Tuning Metaphors and Similes -- 12. Relax and Wait ER -