Allsorts: Poetry Tricks and Treats by Andrew Lansdown

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Mark on right foredge. Previous owner has signed inside page, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker.

In this book by award-winning Western Australian poet Andrew Lansdown, limericks and haiku jostle with rhymed verse and free verse to bring to life crazy critters, odd bods, fantasy worlds and the natural world.

Allsorts is a collection of poems that people of all kinds will find as colourful and sweet as a packet of liquorice allsorts.

The final 70 pages of Allsorts include the poet's personal observations on the poems in the collection, a comprehensive glossary of poetic forms and techniques, and seven indexes identifying the poems that employ these forms and techniques. These pages will be an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to learn more about the poet's craft, including students, teachers, and aspiring poets.