The making of a poem : a Norton anthology of poetic forms
2000
Book
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.
Main title:
The making of a poem : a Norton anthology of poetic forms / edited by Mark Strand and Eavan Boland.
Author:
Imprint:
New York ; London : Norton, 2000.
Collation:
xxxi, 366 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335) and index.
Contents:
Verse forms -- The villanelle -- The sestina -- The pantoum -- the sonnet -- The ballad -- Blank verse -- The heroic couplet -- The stanza -- Meter -- Shaping forms -- The elegy -- The pastoral -- The ode -- Open forms.
ISBN:
978039332178403930491670393321789 (pbk)
Dewey class:
821.008
LC class:
PR1175
Language:
English
BRN:
9923
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Literature | LITER 821.008 MAKI | On loan - Due: 11 Jul 2026 |
| Library at the Dock | -Literature | LITER 821.008 MAKI | Available |