Picture Yourself Writing Poetry
Using Photos to Inspire Writing

Readers are invited to use photos as poetry writing prompts. What I thought: I was drawn to this series as soon as I saw it in the Capstone catalog. This title did not disappoint. "A great poem is like a short vacation to an exotic land" (4). Using photos as writing prompts is an intriguing idea--......more

Teachers and budding writers can find lots of advice on poetry writing in this book. Topics range from choosing a topic or focus for a poem to adding sensory details, moody verbs, unexpected words, unusual characters, and even arranging words on a page to create the intended effect. The author even......more