Body and Soul: Essays on Poetry

by Mark Jarman

Book Overview

Mark Jarman, author of the narrative poem Iris and the lyric sequence Unholy Sonnets, is a poet associated with the revival of narrative and traditional form in contemporary American poetry. In Body and Soul he considers poetry from the Renaissance to the present in essays that touch on the importance of religion, place, and personal experience to poetry and reflect Jarman's particular interests. His focus is on the relationship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472068024
• ISBN13: 9780472068029
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.0"