Poetry Matters

Description

This book shows young writers how to write poetry, how to reach within themselves for emotions, image, and music, and how to revise to make their words shine. With grace and economy, Ralph Fletcher, an acclaimed poet and the author of three previous successful books on writing, demystifies the writing process and reminds readers that a good poem is nothing less than magic. Includes interviews with published poets. The fourth in a best-selling series that includes How Writers Work and A Writer's Notebook, which has sold over 100,000 copies this book, like its predecessors, draws on Fletcher's extensive experience with young writers in the classroom.

Ralph Fletcher has always been a special person for children's literature. He is the author of picture books, nonfiction, and novels for young readers. How to Write Your Life Story is the fifth book in Mr. Fletcher's series of instructional writing books, which includes A Writer's Notebook, Live Writing, How Writers Work, and Poetry Matters. Mr. Fletcher lives with his family in New Hampshire.