A wide-ranging gathering of 34 brief essays and 66 prose poems by distinguished practitioners, The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Prose Poetry is as personal and provocative, accessible and idiosyncratic as the genre itself. The essayists discuss their craft, influences, and experiences, all while pondering larger questions: What is prose poetry? Why write prose poems? With its pioneering introduction, this collection provides a history of the development of the prose poem up to its current widespread appeal. Half critical study and half anthology, The Field Guide to Prose Poetry is a not-to-be-missed companion for readers and writers of poetry, as well as students and teachers of creative writing.

FEATURING ESSAYS FROM:
Nin Andrews, Joe Bonomo, John Bradley, Brigitte Byrd, Maxine Chernoff, David Daniel, Denise Duhamel, Nancy Eimers, Beckian Fritz Goldberg, Ray Gonzalez, Arielle Greenberg, Kevin Griffith, Carol Guess, Maurice Kilwein Guevara, James Harms, Bob Hicok, Tung-Hui Hu, Christopher Kennedy, David Keplinger, Gerry LaFemina, David Lazar, Alexander Long, Kathleen McGookey, Robert Miltner, Amy Newman, William Olsen, Andrew Michael Roberts, Michael Robins, Mary Ann Samyn, Maureen Seaton, David Shumate, Jeffrey Skinner, Mark Wallace, Gary Young