Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter One: Some Initial Thoughts on Poets and Poetry, Workshopping Poems, and the Creative Process.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Two: Beyond the Ordinary Witnessing the World as a Poet.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Three: Imagery: Getting to the Heart of It.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Four: Metaphors and Symbols: Finding and Using Creative Analogies.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Five: Line Endings, Turns, and Epiphanies: More Essential Elements of Craft.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Six: The Speaker and the Reader: A Dialogue.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Seven: Narrative Poetry: Poems That Tell Stories.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Eight: Communicating Emotional Truths and Avoiding Melodrama.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Nine: Writing in Other Voices.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Ten: Sound Devices.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Eleven: Punctuation: A Surprisingly Creative Tool.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Twelve: Effective Titles: Hints at Theme.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Thirteen: Nature as Muse.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Fourteen: The Prose Poem: A Revelatory Form.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Fifteen: Writing in Various Forms.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter Sixteen: Portfolios, Presentations, Aural Modeling, and Syllabi.

Cover, Title,Writing and understanding poetry for teachers and students : a heart’s craft, third edition--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Contents--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Preface--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Acknowledgments--References, Appendix, Index,Brief Literary Biographies of the Poets.