Alfred Corn
Author of The Poem's Heartbeat: A Manual of Prosody (Copper Canyon Classics)
About the Author
Alfred Corn is the author of nine books of poetry, a novel, a study of prosody, and a collection of essays. A recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Academy of American Poets, and the National Endowment for the Arts, and others, he has traveled widely, but has made New York show more City his primary residence. As an art critic, he writes for Art in America and ARTNews. He has taught at Yale, UCLA, Columbia University, and for 2001-2002 held the Bell Chair at the University of Tulsa show less
Works by Alfred Corn
New Life, The 1 copy
Somerset Alcaics 1 copy
Associated Works
The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms (2000) — Contributor — 1,462 copies, 9 reviews
The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry (1990) — Contributor, some editions — 851 copies, 3 reviews
Gay and Lesbian Poetry in Our Time (Stonewall Inn Editions) (1988) — Contributor — 189 copies, 1 review
Genesis as It Is Written: Contemporary Writers on Our First Stories (1996) — Contributor — 69 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1943
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Emory University (BA|French)
- Organizations
- Columbia University (Graduate Writing Program)
- Awards and honors
- Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets (1987)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1983) - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Bainbridge, Georgia, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Georgia, USA
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The Poem's Heartbeat: A Manual of Prosody, Revised Edition (Story Line Press Writer's Guides) by Alfred Corn
I found this manual not especially lively or revelatory, but it is a fair introduction to the topic--or a good review (or second opinion) following more involved and engaging books on versification, such as Derek Attridge's Poetic Rhythm or Timothy Steele's All the Fun's in How You Say a Thing. It helped me synthesize perspectives on substitution, truncation, and hypermetrical syllables.
Agree with the previous reviewer. While rich in information, the presentation made it difficult to stick with the reading. A few times, however, I caught myself saying "interesting" aloud so there were certainly gems that made the effort of reading this book worthwhile.
An imaginative introduction to the New Testament.
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- Works
- 23
- Also by
- 15
- Members
- 484
- Popularity
- #51,010
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 34
- Languages
- 1