About poetry is a vibrant and engaging book that gives middle secondary students the skills necessary to enjoy poetry study and appreciation. Research, reading and writing activities help students to explore aspects of poetic technique and to experiment with different styles. About poetry is divided into six parts images, patterns of sound, pattern on the page, voice in poetry, shades of meaning and form and style- to enhance students understanding. Special features of about poetry include: • A wide range of poets from the traditional William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Burns to the more contemporary Oodgeroo Noonuccal, jooanne burns and Sylvia Plath • Annotated poems to illustrate various approaches to the analysis of poems • Summaries at the end of each section to help revision • A glossary of poetic terms • Highlighted terms which are examined in detail in the text • An appendix listing tips for drafting a poem