Becoming Poetry Poets and Their Methods

Rogoff, Jay

ISBN 10: 0807180904 / ISBN 13: 9780807180907

Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Bouge, La, 2023

About this Item

Softcover in very good condition - the covers are slightly scuffed and worn, but the contents tight and clean. Presents as an unread copy. ; Signed by Rogoff on title page underneath his name. The contents are divided into three sections - Formalities, Becoming Poetry and The Ear. Each section contains essys about how poets create their poetry. ; no illustrations; 8vo 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; xix, 232 pages pages; signed by author.

Seller Inventory # 23192

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Becoming Poetry Poets and Their Methods
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press, Baton Bouge, La
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807180904
• ISBN 13: 9780807180907
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: paperback edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Winner of the Lewis P. Simpson Award

In Becoming Poetry, Jay Rogoff closely inspects the work of two dozen poets, his forebears and his contemporaries, to reveal how their poetry achieves its impact upon readers. His essays, drawn from more than twenty years of literary criticism, explore how the staying power of a poet’s work and the likelihood of its enjoying a lasting identification with its creator depend on the skilled manipulation of poetic technique. Considering how poetry can manifest a vividly conceived world of feeling and sensation, Rogoff maintains that we understand and evaluate poets by the sum of their most persuasive inventive strategies, including their attention to form. The poet, finally, constructs a uniquely imagined universe and thus, in the minds of readers, becomes the poetry.

A model of practical criticism, intended for enthusiasts at all levels, Becoming Poetry demystifies how poetry operates on its audience to create a virtual, affective experience of lasting power and value.

About the Author

Jay Rogoff has published seven books of poetry, including Loving in Truth: New and Selected Poems. His literary criticism has appeared in the Kenyon Review, Literary Imagination, the Southern Review, and many other journals. He lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.