analyzing poetry forms
appreciation of poetry
ballad
books about poetic analysis
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close reading poetry
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guide to reading poetry
history of poetic forms
history of poetry structures
how to appreciate poetry more
learning about sonnets and villanelles
literary forms
meter poetry
poetic devices
poetic forms
poetry analysis
poetry primer
primer on poetic meter and rhyme
reading poetry
rhyme scheme
sestina
sonnet
understanding poetic forms
understanding poetry
villanelle
Product details
- ISBN 9780393321784
- Weight: 495g
- Dimensions: 142 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 17 Apr 2001
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Two of our foremost poets provide here a lucid, straightforward primer that "looks squarely at some of the headaches and mysteries of poetic form": a book for readers who have always felt that an understanding of form (sonnet, ballad, villanelle, sestina, among others) would enhance their appreciation of poetry. Tracing "the exuberant history of forms," they devote one chapter to each form, offering explanation, close reading, and a rich selection of examplars that amply demonstrate the power and possibility of that form.
Eavan Boland (1944—2020) was the author of more than a dozen volumes of poetry, including Outside History and several volumes of nonfiction, and was coeditor of the anthology The Making of Poem. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she was one of the foremost female voices in Irish literature. She received a Lannan Foundation Award and an American Ireland Fund Literary Award, among other honors. She taught at Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Bowdoin College, and Stanford University, where she was the director of the creative writing program. Mark Strand (1934—2014) won the Pulitzer Prize for Blizzard of One and was Poet Laureate of the United States.
