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by Jeffrey Levine (Editor), Kristina Marie Darling (Editor)
This handbook demystifies the process of crafting a full-length poetry collection.
Poems Talking to Poems presents practical guidance for sequencing, structure and architecture, revision, and choosing titles for sections as well as the poetry manuscript as a whole. This guide also includes insider tips about how contests work, the literary marketplace, and how you can set your work apart. With essays by such literary luminaries as Ilya Kaminsky, Katie Farris, Kristina Marie Darling, Jeffrey Levine, and many other distinguished contributors, this anthology is a concise and comprehensive field guide to perfecting your book and getting it into print.Author Biography
Jeffrey Levine is the author of three books of poetry: The Kinnegad Home for the Bewildered, Rumor of Cortez, and Mortal, Everlasting, which won the 2002 Transcontinental Poetry Prize. His many poetry prizes include the Larry Levis Prize from the Missouri Review, the James Hearst Poetry Prize, the Mississippi Review Poetry Prize, the Ekphrasis Poetry Prize, and the 2007 American Literary Review poetry prize. A graduate of the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers, Levine is founder, artistic director, and publisher of Tupelo Press.
Number of Pages: 112
Dimensions: 0.4 x 9 x 5.9 IN
Publication Date: October 01, 2025
