Unlock the Secrets Behind Masterful Poetry: Insider Tips from The Crafty Poet
Upton then continues with the spider web as a metaphor for a poem and some advice for revision:
“Where is the poem sticky in the worst sense? That is, where do the dead flies among your words cling to the poem? Where is the poem sticky in the best sense? That is, where does the imagination get caught and redeemed?”
Of course, The Crafty Poet wouldn’t be a portable workshop without including some poems. Each chapter includes a section called “Poem and Prompt,” which features a poem and a prompt based on that poem. However, the prompts in this book are more like exercises. They are comprehensive and robust, inspiring and educational. The prompts are followed by a few sample poems that show the prompt in action.




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