How Poems Get Made

Why does a great lyric poem ask to be reread, even after we know it by heart? In How Poems Get Made, acclaimed poet and critic James Longenbach answers this question by discussing a wide range of exemplary poems, from Shakespeare through Blake, Dickinson, and Moore, to a variety of poets making poems today. In each chapter of How Poems Get Made, Longenbach examines a specific aspect of the poetic medium--including Diction, Syntax, Rhythm, Echo, Figure, and Tone--and shows how a poet may manipulate these most basic elements to bring a poem to life.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08/28/2018
ISBN: 9780393355208
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.50d