How Poetry Works

How Poetry Works
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9780141928104
ISBN-13 : 0141928107
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Book Synopsis How Poetry Works by : Phil Roberts

Download or read book How Poetry Works written by Phil Roberts and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2000-04-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this refreshing and inspiring book, Phil Roberts asserts that poetry, like music, is based on sound and so close attention should be paid to its rhythms and metrical patterns. He illustrates his points with lively examples ranging from nursery rhymes and limericks to recent experimental forms as well as familiar pieces from over the centuries. The book concludes with a Millennium Anthology, a salute to the poetry of the past thousand years, including pieces from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA.

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