Review of Joanna Martin's poetry

Highlights of Poetry. Index of poetry. How to Write Poetry.

How to write specific forms: Haibun. Haiku. Hay(na)ku. Rengay. Tanka. Concrete. Ghazal. Lai. Pantoum. Prose poem. Rondeau. Rubáiyát. Sestina. Skaldic verse. Sonnet. Terza rima. Triolet. Tritina. Villanelle.

Poets: Adam Zagajewski. Aleda Shirley. Anne Carson. Barbara Bloom. Bashō. The Beowulf Poet. Billy Collins. Billy Collins exercise. Snorri's Edda. Carl Dennis. Charles Atkinson. Corey Marks. Franz Wright. Galway Kinnell. Gary Young. The Gawain Poet. J. Zimmerman. Jack Gilbert. Jane Hirshfield. Jorie Graham. Karen Braucher. Karl Shapiro. Kay Ryan. Laureate Poets: Britain; USA. Louise Glück. Len Anderson. Li-Young Lee. Linda Pastan. Nordic Skalds. Pulitzer Poetry Prize (U.S.A). Richard Hugo. Robert Bly. Sara Teasdale. Shiki. Snorri's Edda. Stephen Dunn. Ted Kooser. W.S. Merwin.

Where Stars Begin

Where Stars Begin (2013)

Buy Where Stars Begin (ISBN 978-0-9792567-8-3, 84 pages, Hummingbird Press): Order at the Hummingbird Press web site. Or, ask your local book store to order this book of glorious poems. See other Hummingbird Press poets: Barbara Bloom. Charles Atkinson. Debra Spencer. Joanna Martin. Len Anderson. Maggie Paul.

• Joanna Martin's second collection is highly recommended.

• Beautiful lyric poems of affection for this world and the people in it, despite loss, despite sorrow.

• Dramatic cover painting of Devil's Slide by Philip J Wagner.

• Particular favorite poems include: [coming soon!]

• No acknowledgement of previous publication of any of the poems in this book.

Links and Books

Links and Books.

• Best American Poetry series.
• Best Poems by the Best Poets - Some Lists of Winners.
• Laureate: the Poets Laureate of Britain
• Laureate: the Poets Laureate of the U.S.A.
• Other Books of Poetry Form.

Related pages: Books of Poetry Form. Alphabetic poetry topics. Poetry Home. How to Write Poetry. How to write specific forms: Haibun. Haiku. Hay(na)ku. Rengay. Tanka. Concrete. Ghazal. Lai. Pantoum. Rondeau. Rubáiyát. Sestina. Sonnet. Terza rima. Triolet. Tritina. Villanelle.

Other poets: Franz Wright. Jack Gilbert. Jorie Graham. Karen Braucher. Li-Young Lee. Linda Pastan. Nordic Skalds. Richard Hugo. W.S. Merwin.

Books of Poetry Form.

Copyright © 2011-2016 by J. Zimmerman, except for the quoted poems, which are Copyright © 2011-2015 by Joanna Martin.

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