Writing to Communicate: The Writer and the ReaderSection I: PoetryWriting PoetryDefinitions of Poetry: What is a Poem?The Four Functions of LanguageWhat to Write About and How to StartPoetry and ProseShape, Form and TechniqueRhyme and ReasonFixed Forms and Free VerseDominant Modes of Poetry—Lyrical, Narrative and DramaticVoices in the PoemSome Indian English Poets and their WorksA Conversation with a Creative WriterWriting Verse for ChildrenThe Problem with Writing PoetryGetting Down to Writing PoetryWorkshop 1: PracticeWorkshop 2: Share and LearnWorkshop 3: CreateSection II: FictionFictionNon-fictionFiction and the 20th CenturyThe Importance of HistoryLiterary and Popular FictionThe Short Story and the NovelSweet Rice