Broken English: Poetry and Partiality by Heather McHugh

Broken English: Poetry and Partiality

Heather McHugh

170 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

nonfiction essays poetry challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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"When I call poetry a form of partiality," writes Heather McHugh, "I mean its economies operate by powers of intimation: glimmering and glints, rather than exhaustible sums. It is a broken language from the beginning, brimming with non-words: all ...

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