Sentences

by Howard Nemerov

Book Overview

In Sentences, contemporary poet Howard Nemerov adds to his distinguished work a collection of gnomic verses, declarative poems, sonnets after other poets, and sustained lyrics. "In [Sentences], not only has Nemerov continued to accommodate himself to the literary tradition without falling back on parody; he has also . . . extended the resources of blank verse beyond what any modern practitioner, himself included, has managed to. This extension comprises...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226572609
• ISBN13: 9780226572604
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 85 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.