distinguished practitioners, who discuss in these informal essays the techniques of writing poetry, how they structure their writing - the choice of words, sounds (phonology), metrics (or non-metrics), and some of the processes of poetic genesis and re-writing.Each poet was sent a set of guidelines and their individual responses demonstrate the vitality - and difficulty - of 'writing poetry'. Readers interested in the languages of modern poetry will find this first-hand testimony a revelation; fellow poets will find much to stimulate reflection; those concerned with poetic trajectory will find conceptual variety; and those curious about how poems come to be written and revised will find a shrewd, acknowledged witness.

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