 | 2008 Poet's Market by Nancy Breen
Buy new: $17.81 / Used from: $3.00 If you're looking for book and magazine markets for your poetry, this edition is an absolute must for your bookshelf. In addition to publishers, it also contains a comprehensive list of contests.
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 | 2008 Songwriter's Market by Ian Bessler
Buy new: $17.81 / Used from: $3.25 Is there a poem in your head that would lend itself to a snappy tune? This guidebook walks you through everything you need to know about getting your lyrics into the hands of the right people who can make them a hit!
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 | Poet Power: The Complete Guide to Getting Your Poetry Published (Culture Tools) by Thomas A. Williams
Buy new: $15.25 / Used from: $8.49 Williams covers all the bases for beginners who want to get poems out of their heads and into the hands of readers. The sidebars and checklists throughout this how-to text are a great way to train-the-brain!
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 | Creating Poetry by John Drury
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $2.55 When I was in high school, poetry was something that a lot of students endeavored to run away from because they simply didn't understand what it was supposed to do. This book is a good resource for students and instructors because of the no-nonsense way it explains the different styles that poetry takes to convey a message.
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 | Words to Rhyme With: A Rhyming Dictionary (Writers Library) by Willard R. Espy
Buy new: $15.96 / Used from: $7.99 I love this book because of the way it offers single, double and triple rhyming combinations. Even though I've always been very good at poetry, I keep this reference handy on my desk for those occasions when I need just the right to be whimsical or profound!
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 | The Rhythm Method, Razzmatazz and Memory: How To Make Your Poetry Swing by Keith Flynn
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $0.16 The correlation between poetry and music is a strong one and Flynn's new book enables novice rhyme-makers to understand how both mediums work.
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 | The Craft of Lyric Writing by Sheila Davis
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $5.50 Although this book is targeted more to writers who want to break into the music industry. Davis offers solid advice that poets can learn from to in terms of understanding tempo and putting a string of appealing and clever lyric phrases together.
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 | Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry by Nikki Moustaki
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $4.40 I love the Idiot's Guide to...well, practically anything! Their fun, breezy style and copious examples make any subject a delight to study and the edition about the basics of poetry is no exception. Even if you never write a poem in your whole life, it's an entertaining read!
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