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Best Books for Poets

Poets often ask which of my craft books
on meter, form, & poetics to read first,
Here's a brief list of the most popular .
Click covers for more info. Enjoy!

Annie Finch

Essays

Poetry Guides

Anthologies

50 poets on their favorite forms.
“Revolutionary”—Elizabeth Alexander

"An MFA program in 700 pages"
—Contemporary Poetry Review

"A comprehensive and joyous
celebration of meter"— Nudge

Essays on poetry, women, and form
“Must-read for poets.”—MiPoesias

Poems in 15 meters; scansions
& discussion in downloadable Guide

Women  poets in/on form.“Unique,
groundbreaking ” — Library Journal

Essays across nations and eras
“Valuable, original book”- L. Stokesbury

Accessible, metrically pioneering,
excerpted from A Poet's Craft

The definitive book on the villanelle
“A brilliant collection!” — The Telegraph

See All Books of Poetics
See All Books of Poetry
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