Writing Poetry: as Easy as 1-2-3

By Georgette G. Lee

A poem begins (and ends) with a single line, and expands into a countless number of lines. Each group of lines is a specific type of poem with its unique rules and structure. In this book, I explore poetry writing; starting with the one-line poem and continuing in numeric order to a variety of multi-lines poems, including the age-less favorites like Haikus, Limericks, and Sonnets. Lets count and lets write poetry together. Be assured, Its as easy as counting 1-2-3!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jan 30, 2013
• ISBN: 9781479776818

Georgette G. Lee

Dr. Georgette Lee is an avid poetry lover and writer. She is the author of two previous poetry collections, “Seasons,” and “Poetically Speaking: Poems for the Elementary Classroom,” and a memoir, “Layers of Living”. Dr. Lee uses poetry in her classroom to advance the literacy skills of her students, and has been instrumental in many of them publishing their personal poetry. When not writing, Dr. Lee enjoys gardening, traveling, and engaging in new craft projects. She gains her inspiration from her students and ordinary, everyday life experiences.

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WRITING

POETRY:

AS EASY AS 1-2-3

Georgette G. Lee

Copyright © 2013 by Georgette G. Lee.

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TABLE OF Contents

Dedication

Introduction

Chapter 1 The One-Line Poem

Chapter 2 The Couplet

Chapter 3 The Tercet

Chapter 4 The Quatrain

Chapter 5 The Cinquain

Chapter 6 The Sestet

Chapter 7 The Septet

Chapter 8 The Octave

Chapter 9 The Spenserian Stanza

Chapter 10 The Decastich

Chapter 11 The Roundel

Chapter 12 The 12-Line Poem

Chapter 13 The Thirteen Line Poem

Chapter 14 The Sonnet

Glossary of Poetic Terms

About the Author

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my students who daily open their minds to the ease and beauty of poetry, in realizing that poetry is within each of us just waiting to be unleashed.

Introduction

Writing Poetry: As Easy as One-Two-Three is a line-by-line guide to writing poetry. It was conceptualized out of a desire to teach my students the ease of which poetry can be written. In delivering an introductory unit on poetry to commemorate National Poetry Month at the middle school where I work, I came up