The Making of a Poem

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Boland, Eavan
Published: 04/17/2001
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393321784
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.60w x 1.10d