Download or read book The Poet's Craft written by William Packard and published by Paragon House Publishers. This book was released on 1987 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among those who have at least a nodding acquaintance with the works of writers such as W.H. Auden, Allen Ginsberg, John Ashbery, Stanley Kunitz and Denise Levertov, this collection of interviews will be welcome. Packard's carefully-posed questions and the answers offer useful and offer remarkable insights into the work habits, writing techniques, reading preferences, and philosophies of 25 20th century poets. The print-interview format--despite its limitations -- can elicit information about the conscious and sublimal processes involved in creating poetry. ISBN 0-913728-55-8 (pbk.): $10.95.