Part 1 Preface Part 2 Part I: Inviting the Poem Chapter 3 Reaching into the Box Chapter 4 Freeing the Felt Idea Part 5 Part II: Making the Poem Chapter 6 Concreteness and Abstraction: The Value of Concrete Words; The Value of Abstract Words; Combining Concrete and Abstract Words Chapter 7 Rhythm: Natural Rhythms; Poetic Rhythms: Traditioal, Free Verse; Using Prose Rhythms Chapter 8 Sound: Using Sound in Traditional Poetry; Using Sound in Free Verse and Prose Poetry Chapter 9 Multiple Meanings: Multiple Connotations; Multiple Denotations; Irony; Allusion Chapter 10 Metaphor: Varieties of Metaphor; Ways of Using Metaphor Part 11 Part III: Poets on Their Own Chapter 12 The Journal Chapter 13 The Library Chapter 14 History and Criticism Chapter 15 The Workshop Part 16 Part IV: Poems for Further Discussion Chapter 17 Index of Poem Titles Chapter 18 Index of Authors

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Alberta Turner is a winner of the Cleveland Arts Prize, is an editor at Field Magazine, and is the author of 50 Contemporary Poets: The Creative Process. She is a professor of English at Cleveland State University.

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