Write A Sonnet On It! A Hands-On Guide

Write A Sonnet On It! A Hands-On GuideThis book encourages renewed interest in sonnet writing by introducing the reader to some of the pleasures, challenges, and rewards that accompany the activity. Its approach is practical, hands on. Proceeding in step by step fashion, it includes free spaces for practice in composing brief passages and is diversified by groups of sonnets for study and possible imitation. It builds toward a chapter wherein the reader fashions his or her own specimens of

This book encourages renewed interest in sonnet writing by introducing the reader to some of the pleasures, challenges, and rewards that accompany the activity. Its approach is practical, hands-on. Proceeding in step-by-step fashion, it includes free spaces for practice in composing brief passages and is diversified by groups of sonnets for study and possible imitation. It builds toward a chapter wherein the reader fashions his or her own specimens of the two prevalent sonnet forms, the Shakespearean and the Petrarchan. A final gathering of sonnets--about sonnets and sonnet writing--leads to a "Coda," which offers comments about the now-completed experiment in authorship, with suggestions about possible next steps.

Potential users include experienced authors, former writers who would welcome a refresher, and persons new to creative writing. More suggestive than prescriptive, the commentary is designed to appeal to all readers. The book is suitable for use by individuals or groups.