THE POEM

Don Paterson is not only one of our great poets, but also an esteemed authority on the art of poetry. In illuminating and engaging p rose, he offers his treatise on the making and the philosophy of 'the poem'.Paterson unpicks the process of verse composition with a mbition, scholarly flair, and occasional scurrilities, exploring the mechanics of how a poem works and, essentially, what a poem is. His findings take the form of three essays that make up the three sections of the book: 'Lyric' attends to the sound of the poem/ ' Sign' en...[Read more]