On Poetry

by Glyn Maxwell

Book Overview

"This is a book for anyone," Glyn Maxwell declares of On Poetry. A guide to the writing of poetry and a defense of the art, it will be especially prized by writers and readers who wish to understand why and how poetic technique matters. When Maxwell states, "With rhyme what matters is the distance between rhymes" or "the line-break is punctuation," he compresses into simple, memorable phrases a great deal of practical wisdom.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674970829
• ISBN13: 9780674970823
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.2"