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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457870803321

Autore

Baer William <1948->

Titolo

Fourteen on form [[electronic resource] ] : conversations with poets / / William Baer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2004

ISBN

1-283-43457-1

9786613434579

1-60473-622-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Disciplina

811/.509

Soggetti

American poetry - 20th century - History and criticism - Theory, etc

English poetry - 20th century - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Poets, American - 20th century

Poets, English - 20th century

English language - Versification

Poetry - Authorship

Literary form

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; RICHARD WILBUR; MAXINE KUMIN; DEREK WALCOTT; WILLIS BARNSTONE; ANTHONY HECHT; DONALD JUSTICE; DOUGLAS DUNN; ROBERT CONQUEST; JOHN FREDERICK NIMS; WENDY COPE; FREDERICK MORGAN; W. D. SNODGRASS; JOHN HOLLANDER; X. J. KENNEDY; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Poets include:Willis BarnstoneRobert ConquestWendy CopeDouglas DunnAnthony HechtJohn HollanderDonald JusticeX. J. KennedyMaxine KuminFrederick MorganJohn Frederick NimsW. D. SnodgrassDerek WalcottRichard Wilbur When free verse and its many movements seemed to dominate poetry, other writers worked steadfastly, insistently, and majestically in traditional forms of rhyme and meter. Such poets as Anthony Hecht, Donald Justice, Derek Walcott, and



Richard Wilbur used sonnets, villanelles, blank verse, and many other forms to create dazzling, lasting work. Their writing posed a counterpoint to free v