THE BODY OF POETRY ESSAYS ON WOMEN, FORM, AND THE POETIC SELF By Annie Finch

"The Body of Poetry" brings together essays, reviews, and memoir by Annie Finch, one of the brightest poet-critics of her generation. It includes essays on metrical diversity, poetry and music, the place of women poets in the canon, and meditations on Emily Dickinson, Phillis Wheatley, Sara Teasdale and Marilyn Hacker, among other poets. 177 pages. paperback.