Poetry: The Basics

Now in its third edition Poetry: The Basics remains an engaging exploration of the world of poetry. Drawing on examples ranging from Chaucer to children's rhymes, Cole Porter to Carol Ann Duffy, and from around the English-speaking world, it shows how any reader can understand and gain more pleasure from poetry.

Author: Jeffrey Wainwright
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 11/09/2015
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781138823365

About the Author

Jeffrey Wainwright is a poet, translator, and critic. He taught for many years at Manchester Metropolitan University where he was Professor in the Department of English until 2008.