4113964
9780801882661
In these essays, poet and critic Anthony Hecht explores the ways in which poetry can be read and the many pleasures it affords. Ranging from Shakespeare's sonnets to Eliot, Frost and Simic, the book offers insights into poetic form, metre, rhyme and meaning and the mysteries of poetry itself.Anthony Hecht is the author of 'Melodies Unheard: Essays on the Mysteries of Poetry (Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction)', published 2005 under ISBN 9780801882661 and ISBN 0801882664.
[read more]