Writing Personal Poetry

Writing Personal Poetry is a journey into self-discovery. Written by Sheila Bender, the book explores how you can create poems based on your life experiences. A successful poet herself, she begins with a look at why we write, followed by steps for empowerment. One of the most insightful chapters, "Practice With Tools For Poetry Writing" provides exercises as well as useful suggestions. Unlike many instructional writing books, Writing personal Poetry is clear and easy to read. It contains many specific examples to illustrate the author's lessons. A companionable volume, it invites highlighting and underlining for use as a reference for many years.

I found this book very useful to help get the creative juices flowing. The exercises provided by Ms. Bender produced the inspiration needed by beginning poets (like myself).