# What Is Poetry?: The Essential Guide to Reading and Writing Poems

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- Authors: [Michael J. Rosen](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-rosen), [Jill Calder](https://www.bookquiver.com/jill-calder)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2019-01-08

## Description

Celebrated poet and critic Michael Rosen takes readers on a whirlwind tour exploring what poems are, what they can do, and the joys of reading and writing them. For thousands of years, people have been...

## Editions

### What Is Poetry?: The Essential Guide to Reading and Writing Poems

- Publisher: candlewick
- ISBN: 978-15-3620-158-1
- Pages: 208
- Published: 2019-01-08
- Language: en_US