The Secret Life of Poems

by Tom Paulin

Book Overview

The Secret Life of Poems is a primer which offers a poem - or on occasion an excerpt - succeeding with commentary in which rhythm, form, metre and sources are the order of the day, not ethical commentary or descriptive paraphrase. This brief engagement with forty-seven poems is intended for students and readers of poetry, and seeks to explain how poetry works by bringing into view the hidden order of specific poems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 057127871X
• ISBN13: 9780571278718
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.