A review by casparb
Moving Words: Forms of English Poetry by Derek D. Attridge

finally, a pretty good book in my recent run loosely grouped as poetic-theory... laser-focused on METRE, which Attridge did his PhD on so the expertise actually comes thru & is felt. Like when somebody with an obsession for trains talks about trains. keep it to yr specifics maybe, rather than wildly gesturing at a sweep like Davie or somesuch. cool stuff in here on the Dol'nik, KIND of a russian metrical feature, but as Attridge shows, it's everywhere in English, if unconsciously. His stuff on ghost-beats neat too. Favourite moment was the chapter throwing DP and Prynne against each other, seeing what would happen, and it goes remarkably well. best little reading of Don's mad scientist approach I've read anyway. lovely