Two copies of a light green book with a soft cover. The cover reads, "The Technique of Poetry * Hints on Verse-Writing / by Joan Buckley." Esperanza, Langley Prairie. On the inside cover it also reads "Miss Joan Buckley 'Esperanza' Langley Prairie, B.C." One copy has been marked with pen, "Langley Centennial Museum Archives" "1944" and the words "Of Langley" are added after the authors name.