On 24 Feb 2002, at 20:33, grasshopper wrote:
> I've seen mention in the past of a book about poetic forms, in which a
> description of each form was given in the shape of that particular
> form. Does anyone know the title, author, any details about this book?
> Kind regards, grasshopper
>
Two on my shelf are:
'How to be Well-Versed in Poetry' edited by E.O. Parrott
Penguin Books - the examples tend to be parodies of other poems
in the form.
isbn 0-14-011275-8
The Poet's Manual and Rhyming Dictionary
Frances Stillman
Thames and Hudson
isbn 0-500-27030-9
Cheers
Ted Slade
http://www.poetrykit.org/
Voted Poetry SuperHighway
Online Poetry Resource of 2001
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