Writing Metrical Poetry: Contemporary Lessons for Mastering Traditional Forms - Softcover

Baer, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1582974152 ISBN 13: 9781582974156

Publisher: Writer's Digest Books, 2006

Synopsis

"Writing Metrical Poetry" heralds a return to prominence for formal verse-sonnets, ballads, blank verse and other forms. With a contemporary, accessible voice it stands apart from other coverage on the subject. The features include: clear, unintimidating explanations from a recognised master of metrical poetry; instruction illustrated with work from today's leading poets - Seamus Heaney, Dana Gioia, W.S. Merwin, Richard Wilbur, and others; and the only up-to-date guide to writing metrical poetry on the market. The popular voice and systematic, building-block approach make the book ideal for the lone poet and the eager student.

About this title

About the Author:

William Baer is the founding editor and publisher of The Formalist and head of the University of Evansville Press. He is the winner of the T.S. Elliot prize for poetry, a NEA fellowship for fiction and the Jack Nicholson Screenwriting Award. He lives in Evansville, Indiana.

About this edition

• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1582974152
• ISBN 13: 9781582974156
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224