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the sounds of poetry a brief guide
the poet laureates clear and entertaining account of how poetry works . br poetry is a vocal which is to say a bodily art robert pinsky declares in the sounds of poetry . the medium of poetry is the human body the column of air inside the chest shaped into signifying sounds in the larynx and the mouth . in this sense poetry is as physical or bodily an art as dancing . br as poet laureate pinsky is one of americas best spokesmen for poetry . in this fascinating book he explains how poets use the technology of poetry its sounds to create works of art that are performed in us when we read them aloud . br he devotes brief informative chapters to accent and duration syntax and line like and unlike sounds blank and free verse . he cites examples from the work of fifty different poets from shakespeare donne and herbert to w. c. williams frost elizabeth bishop c. k. williams louise gluck and frank bidart . br this ideal introductory volume belongs in the library of every poet and student of poetry . br
paperback farrar straus giroux 1999 isbn 0374526176
abridged n isbn 13 9780374526177 number of pages 129 publisher farrar straus & giroux release date 62135769600000