<p>Organized into ten sections with each devoted to a poetic concept,&nbsp;<em>The Practicing Poet&nbsp;</em>begins with &ldquo;Discovering New Material,&rdquo; &ldquo;Finding the Best Words,&rdquo; &ldquo;Making Music,&rdquo; &ldquo;Working with Sentences and Line Breaks,&rdquo; &ldquo;Crafting Surprise,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Achieving Tone.&rdquo; The concepts become progressively more sophisticated, moving on to &ldquo;Dealing with Feelings,&rdquo; &ldquo;Transforming Your Poems,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Rethinking and Revising.&rdquo; The final section, &ldquo;Publishing Your Book,&rdquo; covers manuscript organization, book promotion, and presentation of a good public reading.</p><p>The book includes thirty brief craft essays, each followed by a model poem and analysis of the poem&rsquo;s craft, then a prompt based on the poem. Ten recyclable bonus prompts are also included. Ten Top Tips lists are each loaded with poetry wisdom from an accomplished poet&nbsp;</p><p><em>The Practicing Poet&nbsp;</em>pushes poets beyond the basics and encourages the continued reading, learning, and writing of poetry. It is suitable as a textbook in the classroom, a guidebook in a workshop, or an at-home tutorial for the practicing poet working independently.&nbsp;</p><p>The craft essays, poems, and top tips lists include the work of 113&nbsp;contemporary poets.&nbsp;</p>