On Becoming a Poet / Mark Strand -- Poetic Form: A Personal Encounter / Eavan Boland -- I. Verse Forms. The Villanelle. Villanelle of His Lady's Treasures / Ernest Downson. The House on the Hill / Edwin Arlington Robinson. Missing Dates / William Empson. The Waking / Theodore Roethke. One Art / Elizabeth Bishop. Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night / Dylan Thomas. The World and the Child / James Merrill. Condemned Site / Mona Van Duyn. By the Sound / John Hollander. Saturday at the Border / Hayden Carruth. Under the Hill / Daryl Hine. Villanelle / Marilyn Hacker. Reading Scheme / Wendy Cope. Villanelle for the Middle of the Night / Jacqueline Osherow -- Close-Up of a Villanelle: "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop. The Sestina. Ye wastefull woodes, bear witness of my woe / Edmund Spenser. from Old Arcadia / Philip Sidney.
Baker & Taylor Provides a detailed explanation of the different forms of poetry--sonnet, ballad, villanelle, sestina--and explains the origin, traces their history, and provides examples for each form.
Book News This anthology traces the history of poetic forms by example and explanation. Each chapter begins with a brief summary of the structure and origin of a particular form, followed by multiple examples. The authors, who are working poets, present selections in the villanelle, sestina, sonnet, ode, and pastoral forms, among others. The final section examines the open forms of modern poetry. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Norton Pub Two beloved and esteemed poets have collaborated on this intimate and useful anthology illuminating the history, practice, and wonder of our most elusive art. Intended for all those who love poetry, including teachers, readers, writers, and students, The Making of a Poem will be especially valued by those who feel that an understanding of form--sonnet, ballad, villanelle, sestina, etc.--would enhance their appreciation of poetry, but are daunted by the terms, the names, and the histories of various poetic forms. This anthology draws the reader in, by example and explanation, to the excitement and entertainment of these forms. It explains their origins, traces their development, and shows examples from the past and present. In a feature called "The form at a glance" the reader can try his or her own hand writing a particular form. Included are essays by each of the editors describing their own personal journeys toward a form for their poetic voice. Above all, this anthology shows that poetic form is a continuing adventure. Contemporary poets can be seen here trying out the same forms that poets used hundreds of years ago, but in the new circumstances of a complicated modern world. In this way poetic form is illustrated not as a series of rules, but as a passionate conversation in which every reader of poetry can become involved.
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