Poetic Form An Introduction

Poetic Form David Caplan,Ohio Wesleyan University 0-321-19820-4 Written with humor, this guide aims to convey the pleasures of poetrya sestina's playful delight, an epigram's barbed wit, a haiku's deceptive simplicityand the joy of exploring poetic forms. Covering a wider range of forms in greater detail and with more poetic examples than similar guides,Poetic Formprovides a clear, compact, and entertaining introduction to the history, structure, and craft of the most popular verse forms. Features In-depth background information and extensive coverageof over 25 verse forms. Plentiful examplesin each chapter total more than 130 poems, featuring renowned poets such as William Shakespeare, John Keats, and Langston Hughes, alongside more esoteric writers like Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein. Scansions and annotationsin each chapter illustrate the technical aspects of poetry. Writing exerciseshelp students put into practice the principles of the various forms while honing their creative writing skills. Advance Praise forPoetic Form "I have never seen a text so accurately explain the capacity for certain forms to create certain effects." Anna Priddy,Louisiana State University "[Poetic Form is] fresh, clear, and free of condescension. It makes a strong case for the use of form not as empty exercise, but as a set of practical strategies to be used, modified, or invented; it emphasizes form's vital rhetorical and procedural utility. …It is exceptionally well-fitted to its purpose." Read Gildner-Blinn,Franklin Pierce College "The text effectively straddles the line between academic depth and student accessibility; it is written in a style that is intelligent but is also accessible to undergraduate writing students. The interweaving of substantial illustrations of the specific forms within the text offers students clear examples in each section. [Caplan] also effectively follows up each section with a nice selection of complete poems that demonstrate the use of each form." Jeffrey Ihlenfeldt,Harrisburg Area Community College Visit us at www.ablongman.comCaplan, David is the author of 'Poetic Form An Introduction', published 2006 under ISBN 9780321198204 and ISBN 0321198204.