Sounds Good

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Christopher Reid has put together a collection of poetry chosen specifically for the way each poem sounds. He cites T.S. Eliot, who described the process whereby the ear can understand a poem before the mind, and illustrates how this quality is achieved.

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Sounds Good offers a collection of 101 poems, chosen to illustrate the function of sound in poetry. Christopher Reid provides brief notes, approaching the poems from different and sometimes surprising angles, with the purpose of illuminating the processes that have given them their vitality. Sounds Good can be enjoyed simply as a collection of some of the most beautiful poems in the English language; it can also be used as an aid to explore the secret art of poetry composition itself.

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Weight 144 g
Dimensions 20 × 12.5 × 1 cm
Author

Publisher

Faber & Faber
Imprint

Cover

Paperback
Pages

161
Language

English
Edition
Dewey

821.008 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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