{"product_id":"9780984983698","title":"Writing Metrical Poetry: Contemporary Lessons for Mastering Traditional Forms","description":"Write poetry in the great metrical tradition of Dante, Shakespeare, Dickinson, Frost, and the poets of the current Formalist revival. In this contemporary guide, you'll learn how to write metrical poetry in all the major forms, from blank verse and quatrains to sonnets and villanelles. Each chapter provides step-by-step instruction that's accessible and easy to understand for even the beginning poet.\u003cp\u003eThis book includes unique features difficult to find anywhere else:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential but non-intimidating instruction on meter and rhyme;\u003cbr\u003eFocused assignments detailing how to make your first attempt at a specific form;\u003cbr\u003eIlluminating discussions on pop culture, figures of speech, difficult themes, and other important topics;\u003cbr\u003eAn engaging overview of poetry's history, and why it's important to learn the traditional forms;\u003cbr\u003eComplementing the instruction are many classic and contemporary poems, including recent work by Richard Wilbur, Wendy Cope, X.J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia, Rachel Hadas, Wyatt Prunty, Alicia Stallings, and many others;\u003cbr\u003eWriting Metrical Poetry is the perfect course in metrical poetry for the person working alone or working in the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Measure Press Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014018220272,"sku":"9780984983698","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780984983698_p0.jpg?v=1763889566","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780984983698","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}