Poetry: A Survivor's Guide

For its playful sincerity and idiosyncratic humor, Poetry: A Survivor’s Guide has earned high praise from students, teachers, and readers from around the globe, as it offers an original take on a subject both loved and feared. In a time of great transformation and change, its unconventional advice and application is crucial now more than ever in encouraging meaningful discussion and personal growth. Updated and expanded, the second edition probes a range of strategies for inspiring students and aspiring poets on the ways poetry relates to their own lives. These include the delights and pitfalls of individual meditation, the practicalities and pratfalls of digital learning, and the uses and utility of poetry as a tool of social change. The second edition also includes a curated companion website for teachers, students, and aspiring poets that features poetry examples, writing prompts and exercises, and resources for publishing poetry.