The making of a poem

A Norton anthology of poetic forms. Features 1. Introductory essays by the editors. 2. Sections devoted to all the major forms: sonnet, ballad, villanelle, sestina, ode, etc. 3. Synopses of the history of the forms and discussions of their current contexts 4. A rich and varied trove of examples chosen by the editors 5. Close radings of representative poems 6. Brief biographies and bibliographies of the poets represented.