The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide WILL-SB-UPLOAD-1 The recognizable melodies and timeless

The recognizable melodies and timeless themes make it a favorite for both performers and listeners alike

A charming gadfly

Printed on translucent paper and boldly outlined in black are eight different species: red-breasted nuthatch

or a sunset over still waters

so we must be extra-vigilant about our health

The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide WILL-SB-UPLOAD-1 The recognizable melodies and timelessThe Poet Laureate's clear and entertaining account of how poetry works. "Poetry is a vocal, which is to say a bodily, art," Robert Pinsky declares in The Sounds of Poetry. "The medium of poetry is the human body: the column of air inside the chest, shaped into signifying sounds in the larynx and the mouth. In this sense, poetry is as physical or bodily an art as dancing." As Poet Laureate, Pinsky is one of America's best spokesmen for poetry. In this