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A Poet's Ear: A Handbook of Meter and Form
Annie Finch
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Description for A Poet's Ear: A Handbook of Meter and Form
Hardcover. From the basic meters and traditional European forms of the ballad and the sonnet to poetic forms brought to English from worldwide cultures and postmodern forms and techniques, this title serves as both a survey and a guide to the exploration of poetic form. It is suitable for students of poetry focused on the art of structuring a poem. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
Praise for Annie Finch
“A self-proclaimed ‘postmodern poetess,’ Annie Finch lives up to the moniker, presenting a simultaneously thorough and mercurial array of musings on poetics focusing on form and meter, remaining three beats ahead of the rank-and-file herd of traditional prosodists.”
—Art New England
For beginning or advanced students of poetry focused on the art of structuring a poem, A Poet’s Ear serves as a handbook to writing in numerous fixed forms. Here, Annie Finch’s remarkably in-depth introduction to poetic form in English opens a new and exciting world to contemporary poets. From the basic meters and traditional European forms of ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472070664
SKU
V9780472070664
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About Annie Finch
Annie Finch, poet, editor, and critic, has published twenty books of poetry and poetics including Spells: New and Selected Poems, The Body of Poetry: Essays on Women, Form, and the Poetic Self, An Exaltation of Forms: Contemporary Poets Celebrate the Diversity of Their Art, A Poet's Craft: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Sharing Your Poetry, and The Ghost of ... Read more
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