<DIV><DIV><I>In Writing Poetry: A&nbsp;Practical Guide,</I> Julia Casterton draws on her experience as a poet and teacher of poetry to provide a step-by-step guide through the fascinating world of poems. She takes the reader from earliest times up to the present, from Japan, the Middle East, Europe, and America, through most of the major poetic forms, charting how poetry has changed under the pressures of different historical, social, and political conditions.</DIV></DIV>