Poetry

by John Strachan

Quickly equips you with the strategies you need to deepen your engagement with individual poemsNew for this * End-of-chapter exercises and follow-up research tasks* New readings of modern women's poetry* Section on How to Write Poetry with exercises* Suggestions for further reading - both books and websitesBased on their extensive teaching experience, the authors provide a lively route map through the main aspects of poetry such as sound effects, rhythm and metre, the typographic display of poems on the page and the language of poetry using practical examples throughout

Genres: Poetry

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2000

About the author

John Strachan (born April 1961) is a literary critic, historian and poet, Professor of English and Pro Vice-Chancellor at Bath Spa University, England. He has published numerous articles in the fields of history, sport studies and poetry and was an associate editor on the 7th Edition of The Oxford Companion to English Literature.

Reviews

[Joshua]

A thoroughly dry read.

[Laurel Kenneweg]

Great overview. Would assign this.

[Erin]

3.5