{"product_id":"the-making-of-a-poem-9780393321784","title":"The Making of a Poem","description":"Two of our foremost poets provide here a lucid, straightforward primer that \"looks squarely at some of the headaches and mysteries of poetic form\" a book for readers who have always felt that an understanding of form (sonnet, ballad, villanelle, sestina, among others) would enhance their appreciation of poetry. Tracing \"the exuberant history of forms,\" they devote one chapter to each form, offering explanation, close reading, and a rich selection of examplars that amply demonstrate the power and possibility of that form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoland, Eavan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eEavan Boland\u003c\/strong\u003e (1944--2020) was the author of more than a dozen volumes of poetry, including \u003cem\u003eOutside History\u003c\/em\u003e and several volumes of nonfiction, and was coeditor of the anthology \u003cem\u003eThe Making of Poem\u003c\/em\u003e. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she was one of the foremost female voices in Irish literature. She received a Lannan Foundation Award and an American Ireland Fund Literary Award, among other honors. She taught at Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Bowdoin College, and Stanford University, where she was the director of the creative writing program.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrand, Mark:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMark Strand\u003c\/strong\u003e (1934--2014) won the Pulitzer Prize for \u003cem\u003eBlizzard of One\u003c\/em\u003e and was Poet Laureate of the United States.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617735938322,"sku":"9780393321784","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eca8094e-c82f-4c32-bd98-3eb86a75f9c6.jpg?v=1732526295","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-making-of-a-poem-9780393321784","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}