{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-poetic-line-9781555974886","title":"The Art of the Poetic Line","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643441156370,"sku":"9781555974886","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f2729167-c016-4c27-aaab-0632d823b56a.jpg?v=1733085719","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-poetic-line-9781555974886","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}