In-depth essays on the practice of poetry and its connection to daily life for readers and writers
Analysis of works by poets such as Brooks, Donne, Frost, and Heaney to illustrate themes of time, mortality, faith, and devotion
Personal reflections on the process of writing and the role of habit in poetic creation
Conversational and accessible style making complex literary concepts approachable
Includes insights from a professor of English at Vanderbilt University
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177-page paperback / 5.5" x 8.5" / ISBN 9781589881419 / Publication Date: 2/18/2020 “In this wonderful collection of essays, Mark Jarman explores with wit and passion the practice of poetry―of making it, of reading it, of living it. In his vivid analyses of works by Brooks, Boisseau, Donne, Herbert, Rukeyser and Twichell, among others, he
