Villanelles

by Annie Finch and Marie-Elizabeth Mali

Book Overview

The first of its kind--a comprehensive collection of the best of the villanelle, a delightful poetic form whose popularity ranks only behind that of the sonnet and the haiku.

With its intricate rhyme scheme and dance-like pattern of repeating lines, its marriage of recurrence and surprise, the villanelle is a form that has fascinated poets since its introduction almost two centuries ago. Many well-known poets in the past have tried their hands...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307957861
• ISBN13: 9780307957863
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Everyman's Library
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.4" x 6.5"