{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-poetic-line-paperback","title":"The Art of the Poetic Line - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Longenbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Art Of series is a new line of books reinvigorating the practice of craft and criticism. Each book will be a brief, witty, and useful exploration of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry by a writer impassioned by a singular craft issue. The Art Of volumes will provide a series of sustained examinations of key but sometimes neglected aspects of creative writing by some of contemporary literature's finest practioners.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Poetry is the sound of language organized in lines.\" James Longenbach opens this provocative book with that essential statement. Through a range of examples--from Shakespeare and Milton to Ashbery and Glück--Longenbach describes the function of line in metered, rhymed, syllabic, and free-verse poetry. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Poetic Line \u003c\/i\u003eis a vital new resource by one of America's most important critics and most engaging poets.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Longenbach\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eDraft of a Letter\u003c\/i\u003e; five works of criticism, including \u003ci\u003eThe Resistance to Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous essays and reviews. He is Joseph Henry Gilmore Professor of English at the University of Rochester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 7 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47399470727346,"sku":"9781555974886","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d5f0ff55f7f54deb64292a43d9ab9d78.webp?v=1778072444","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-art-of-the-poetic-line-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}