The Art of Syntax: Rhythm of Thought, Rhythm of Song, Paperback/Ellen Bryant Voigt

With intelligence and precision, Ellen Bryant Voigt parses out the deft and alluring shape of poetic language in The 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 structure--this architecture--is the essential drama of the poem's composition,`` she argues. The Art of Syntax is an indispensable book on the writer's craft by one of America's best and most influential poets and teachers.