"Western Wind" is an introduction to the elements of craft that make poetry sing, a superior anthology of classic and contemporary poetry, and a guide for students to poetics, writing about poetry, and critical theory. In this text, two well-respected poets bring their love of the craft of poetry into a book that teaches as well as inspires. The text also includes: exercises, chapter summaries, games, diagrams, illustrations, and 4-color reproductions of great works of art.