Beautifully and sturdily made, with a stay-flat spiral binding and elastic band closure, plus lined blank pages just waiting to be filled with your own verses, this special journal is a precious, private place where budding writers can practice their craft and reveal their most innermost thoughts. Whether it is a love sonnet, evocative haiku, or humorous limerick, a poem can be about anything. The inspiration is in your head, ready to take flight: here is where teenagers will learn how to set it free and find fresh ways to load those blank pages with wonderful verse. Printed pages explore the structure of various poetic forms, rhythm and meter, and offer advice on becoming a better writer. A variety of inventive exercises will stimulate creativity and motivate them to pick up the pen. There are even hints to get past writer's block! * A blank book for your own verses that also includes inspirational, enticing samples from Shakespeare, William Blake, Edward Lear, Sylvia Plath and other great poets. * The perfect gift for teenagers aspiring to be poets or who are experimenting with creative writing.

 

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Sterling Juvenile .

Kathleen Olmstead is the author of several Classic Starts books, including Anne of Avonlea and Moby Dick, as well as Jacques Cousteau: A Life Under the Sea (9781402744402) and Matthew Henson: The Quest for the North Pole (9781402744419), both in the Sterling Biographies series. Marcos Calo has worked as a concept artist for several animated movies, most notably Planet 51 and Despicable Me, while also illustrating for over 14 years.