Three Talks: Metaphor and Metonymy, Meaning and Mystery, Magic and Morality

by Brenda Hillman

Three Talks is the first prose collection by the award-winning poet and educator Brenda Hillman. These short essays on six M's of the art of poetry make the form accessible in a novel way, exploring words that might appear incompatible but become dancing partners in Hillman's artistic vision: metaphor and metonymy; meaning and mystery; magic and morality.

First delivered as a series of talks at the University of Virginia, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813949432
• ISBN13: 9780813949437
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 96 Pages