The Poem's Heartbeat: A Manual of Prosody

Poetry Reference. THE POEM'S HEARTBEAT is a progressive, step-by-step introduction to prosody, the art and science of metrical composition in poetry. This second edition includes a new appendix of sample scansions, and a comprehensive index of poets and poems cited. "THE POEM'S HEARTBEAT triumphs ov [...]
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Poetry Reference. THE POEM'S HEARTBEAT is a progressive, step-by-step introduction to prosody, the art and science of metrical composition in poetry. This second edition includes a new appendix of sample scansions, and a comprehensive index of poets and poems cited. "THE POEM'S HEARTBEAT triumphs over the dryness--or supposed dryness--of the subject, treating every aspect of it with precision, dispatch, and apt illustration. That it is sorely needed in the present footless state of things goes without saying"--Richard Wilbur.