Poetry Basics :: Suggested Refernce Books Every Poet Should Have Access To

     

      The following is a list of books suggested by poet R. R. J. Sebacher.  Called the Poetic Canon:

1.      Dictionary

2.      A Poet’s Glossary by E. Hirsch

3.      Jewish Study Bible (Old Testament)

4.      King James Bible

5.      Complete Shakespeare

6.      Bullfinches Mythology

7.      Complete Robert Frost

8.      Complete Emily Dickinson

This is not an exhaustive list, simply a list for beginning poets who want to know where to start.  

R. R. J. Sebacher--poet