| To Sound Like Yourself: Essays on Poetry Contributor(s): Snodgrass, W. D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1929918186 ISBN-13: 9781929918188 Publisher: BOA Editions OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2002 Annotation: In his first collection of essays on poetry in 27 years, W.D. Snodgrass goes after that seminal quality, the poet's individual voice, that separates the best poetry from the merely technical and pedantic. Beginning with an essay on the poetic impulse, and continuing through prosody and musicality, Snodgrass gives us an essential handbook for poets and poetry readers. Responsible for the emergence of American confessional poetry, W.D. Snodgrass won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his first book, Heart's Needle. He lives with his wife, critic and translator Kathleen Snodgrass, in Erieville, New York, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - Hispanic American - Literary Criticism | Reference - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 809.1 |
| LCCN: 2002074593 |
| Series: American Reader (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.8" W x 8.6" (0.72 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In his first collection of essays on poetry in 27 years, W.D. Snodgrass goes after that seminal quality, the poet's individual voice, that separates the best poetry from the merely technical and pedantic. Beginning with an essay on the poetic impulse, and continuing through prosody and musicality, Snodgrass gives us an essential handbook for poets and poetry readers. Responsible for the emergence of American confessional poetry, W.D. Snodgrass won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his first book, Heart's Needle. He lives with his wife, critic and translator Kathleen Snodgrass, in Erieville, New York, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. |