“Poetry gives me a kick in the head. Poetry gives me a kick!” writes poet, Joan Bransfield Graham, featured in Paul Janeczko’s “everyday guide to poetic forms”, A Kick in the Head. This well organized, playfully illustrated volume makes the reader want to reach for a pen and get started. Janeczko introduces 29 different types of poetry, including haiku, roundels, villanelles and concete poems — and offers one or two examples, and a brief explanation for each.
This is a book that invites participation, and I cannot think of a better induction for budding poets than the “Kick in the Head” challenge of writing a poem a week using each of Janeczko’s forms.
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