On Art of Poetry Writing
Packard, William. Art of Poetry Writing. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. pp. 251.
This is a short, pretty easy book on the main aspects of poetry: rhyme, form, meter, sound, all of that is there. Some of Packard’s writing comes off as the crotchety writings of a conservative old man, but at times he can be right—careerism is a problem. Nevertheless, I find poetry slams to be such interesting events that don’t deserve the derision given here.