tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166603461584912911.comments2008-05-06T13:02:55.822-07:00The Education I Never GotS.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10268604446659793583noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166603461584912911.post-68637002234179513582008-05-06T13:02:00.000-07:002008-05-06T13:02:00.000-07:00I too found Steve Kowit’s In the Palm of Your Hand...I too found Steve Kowit’s <I>In the Palm of Your Hand</I> a helpful guide to writing poetry. It’s very accessible, and I like how Kowit organized the book, with most chapters focusing on a particular technique, form or theme.<BR/><BR/>Marilyn Taylor similarly explores one aspect of poetry and offers examples to illustrate a given concept in her Poet to Poet column in <I>The Writer</I> magazine.<BR/><BR/>She covers the sestina in the June issue and offers a handy cheat-sheet for writing a sestina here: http://www.writermag.com/wrt/default.aspx?c=a&id=3735<BR/><BR/>(You must be a registered user to access the cheat-sheet, but registration is free and easy; simply follow the prompt to create a free account.)<BR/><BR/>Sarah Lange, associate editor of <I>The Writer</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com