What Is Poetry Author:Lawrence Ferlinghetti Having an aversion to the idea of discussing the "craft" of poetry or the "process" of creating a poem, Lawrence Ferlinghetti usually mumbles something about "It's a trade secret" when pressed on the subject. What is Poetry? is the closest he has come to formulating an ars poetica. It is an on-going project which he is constantly revising and... more » expanding. The present volume is the latest stage along the road.« less