The Language of Poetry (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore how words shape poetry and how language itself becomes the subject of art.

This nonfiction work examines the role of words in poetry, asking what a word is and how it works within creative writing. It argues that poetry is a form of language where sounds and meanings shape our experience, not just ideas on the page. The author discusses the risks and pleasures of “make-believe” in art and why poets help us live our lives by forming vivid, sustainable visions of reality.

- Understand how poetry uses words as both sounds and meanings.
- See why the imagination is central to how poetry relates to real life.
- Explore the balance between truth, beauty, and belief in poetic language.
- Learn how the poet’s craft links language, thought, and perception.

Ideal for readers of literary criticism and anyone curious about how poetry communicates through word and sound, not just through plot or argument.

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