Non-fiction books on the craft of writing poetry.
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last updated November, 2025
Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within
Kim Addonizio
The Art of Poetry Writing: A Guide For Poets, Students, & Readers
William Packard
Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures
Mary Ruefle
On Poetry
Glyn Maxwell
A Poet's Guide to Poetry (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
Mary Kinzie
Compendium: A Collection of Thoughts on Prosody
Donald Justice
You, Too, Could Write a Poem
David Orr
The Hatred of Poetry
Ben Lerner
A Little Book on Form: An Exploration into the Formal Imagination of Poetry
Robert Hass
The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry
On Poetry and Craft: Selected Prose (Writing Re: Writing)
Theodore Roethke
Finger Exercises for Poets
Dorianne Laux
A Poetry Handbook
Mary Oliver
The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within
Stephen Fry
Letters to a Young Poet
Rainer Maria Rilke
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