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casparb's review against another edition
a neat primer, to my little ears it's very certainly American but that's no crime. hass is here to moreorless run thru everything you approximately may find helpful with canonical examples. & he does. definitely some areas there's less confidence & expertise,,,, but it still feels like yaeah This is The Go To for now.
katepowellshine's review against another edition
4.0
At times it went more in-depth than I understood, but overall this was very readable and interesting. Most chapters sent me off looking more more information about something, which is awesome. I'd say this book is well matched to my intermediate knowledge of poetry, though I'd guess beginners and experts would also find something to please.
zachkuhn's review
4.0
A great resource for teaching poetic form and devices to high school students.
jenniferaimee's review
5.0
This is such a resource. It is an ambitious review of poetic forms, and includes many examples of each form, recommending even more poems for outside reading. I enjoyed reading Hass's history and analysis of poetic form, and, while this is a long book that required a good amount of time to read, it did not drag in the way a similarly themed textbook might.
Also, and this is completely irrelevant, but the cover is gorgeous. This color combination is my favorite.
Also, and this is completely irrelevant, but the cover is gorgeous. This color combination is my favorite.
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