Becoming a Poet: Young Poets’ Stories of Composition and Creative Development

Becoming a Poet brings together a diverse group of acclaimed young writers to reflect on their composing processes, writing experiences and developing creative practices.Finally giving youth writers the chance to share their own creative experiences, this book includes over 30 short essays in which young poets discuss and reflect on a poem they have written, talking about the journey from draft to final version.As well as offering unique insight into the minds of developing artists, these poets will also discuss key issues pertaining to the writing process:- mentors, inspiration and influence- how their poems developed- their views on poetry and how this might have shaped their poem- identity- the importance of poetry for mental health- their writing life and routines, including writing during a pandemic- experiences of submitting, performing and publishing their work- building poetry networksUnderpinned by research from the Young Poets' Stories project, the essays are accompanied by c