A Vertical Art: On Poetry
Simon Armitage, "A Vertical Art: On Poetry"
English | ISBN: 0691233101 | 2022 | 376 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 0691233101 | 2022 | 376 pages | PDF | 2 MB
From the UK Poet Laureate and bestselling translator, a spirited book that demystifies and celebrates the art of poetry today
In A Vertical Art, acclaimed poet Simon Armitage takes a refreshingly common-sense approach to an art form that can easily lend itself to grand statements and hollow gestures. Questioning both the facile and obscure ends of the poetry spectrum, he offers sparkling new insights about poetry and an array of favorite poets.
Based on Armitage’s public lectures as Oxford Professor of Poetry,
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