The Art of Syntax: Rhythm of Thought, Rhythm of Song [Paperback]

With intelligence and precision, Ellen Bryant Voigt parses out the deft and alluring shape of poetic language inThe Art of Syntax. Through brilliant readings of poems by Bishop, Frost, Kunitz, Lawrence, and others, Voigt examines the signature musical scoring writers deploy to orchestrate meaning. This structurethis architectureis the essential drama of the poem's composition, she argues.The Art of Syntaxis an indispensable book on the writer's craft by one of America's best and most influential poets and teachers.

Ellen Bryant Voigtis the author of seven collections of poetry, includingMessenger: New and Selected Poems 19762006, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. She lives in Vermont.