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PUBLISHER: WW Norton & Co

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9780393355208

RRP: £12.99

PAGES: 176

PUBLICATION DATE:
August 28, 2018

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How Poems Get Made

James Longenbach

Each of the twelve chapters of How Poems Get Made examines a specific aspect of the poetic medium: diction, syntax, rhythm, echo, figure, repetition and more. Acclaimed poet and critic James Longenbach shows how a poet may manipulate these most basic elements of diction and syntax to create voice, image, tone or song, and bring a poem to life.

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