A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms

This book presents an introduction to the many fascinating ways poetic forms take shape. As Robert Frost once said, ‘Poetry without rules is like a tennis match without a net’. In this splendid and playful volume, acclaimed poetry anthologist Paul Janeczko and Caldecott Honor illustrator Chris Raschka present lively examples of twenty-nine poetic forms, illuminating not only the (sometimes bendable) rules of poetry, but also the spirit that brings these forms so wonderfully to life.