The Poetry Gymnasium

From the first edition: "provides nearly one hundred practice lessons for improving all aspects of poetry and poetic prose"—Reference & Research Book News

"This is the book that should be in every workshop."—Richard Jackson, University of Tennessee–Chattanooga, author of Resonance and Unauthorized Autobiography

"If you're a writing teacher, you'll find yourself itching to use the exercises. If you're a student reading The Poetry Gymnasium: 94 Proven Exercises to Shape Your Best Verse, you'll be lamenting, 'Man, why wasn't I in that class?' Hunley makes teaching one continuous act of invention for both the student and the instructor."—Alexandria Peary, Salem State University

"The Poetry Gymnasium: 94 Proven Exercises to Shape Your Best Verse is the complete workout! While it can help poets create new work in a variety of aesthetics and modes—New Formalism and Language poetry, Imagism and Ultra-Talk—anyone who trains with the The Poetry Gymnasium: 94 Proven Exercises to Shape Your Best Verse certainly will make poems that are beautiful, powerful, and energetic."—Michael Theune, Illinois Wesleyan University

"Finally, there's a text that merges theory and practicality and helps students build, strengthen, and tone their poetry muscles."—Emari DiGiorgio, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.