James Longenbach

Author of The Art of the Poetic Line

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About the Author

James Longenbach is a poet, literary critic, and the Joseph Gilmore Professor of English at the University of Rochester. He is the author of five books of poems, most recently, Earthling, and seven critical works, most recently, The Virtues of Poetry and How Poems Get Made.

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Works by James Longenbach

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The Art of the Poetic Line (2008) 223 copies, 2 reviews

The Virtues of Poetry (2013) 59 copies

The Resistance to Poetry (2004) 47 copies, 1 review

Stone Cottage: Pound, Yeats, and Modernism (1988) 43 copies

Modern Poetry after Modernism (1997) 32 copies

How Poems Get Made (2018) 25 copies

Wallace Stevens: The Plain Sense of Things (1991) 16 copies

Earthling: Poems (2017) 15 copies

The Iron Key: Poems (2010) 14 copies

Draft of a Letter (Phoenix Poets) (2007) 12 copies

Fleet River (Phoenix Poets) (2003) 8 copies

The Lyric Now (2020) 5 copies

The Art of the Poetic Line 5 copies

Modernist poetics of history : Pound, Eliot, and the sense of the past (1987) 5 copies

Threshold (Phoenix Poets Series) (1998) 4 copies

Forever: Poems (2021) 3 copies

Seafarer: New Poems with Earthling and Forever (2024) 3 copies

Seafarer : new poems, with Earthling and Forever (2024) 1 copy

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The Best American Poetry 1995 (1995) — Contributor — 169 copies

The Best American Poetry 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 94 copies, 4 reviews

The Best American Poetry 2021 (2021) — Contributor — 72 copies

Poetry Magazine Vol. 207 No. 5, February 2016 (2016) — Contributor — 13 copies, 1 review

Poetry Magazine Vol. 205 No. 2, November 2014 (2014) — Contributor — 5 copies, 1 review

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Birthdate: 1959-09-17
Gender: male
Occupations: professor
Organizations: University of Rochester, New York
Relationships: Scott, Joanna (spouse)
Nationality: USA
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joannasephine 40 reviews

The Art of the Poetic Line by James Longenbach

A fascinating and in-depth look at the various reasons (and effects) of line breaks (sorry – make that “line endings”) in poetry.

While you may not agree with all of his conclusions, it's hard to fault either his passion or thoroughness. (On a personal note, I'm always impressed when I find myself arguing against the author as I read, and then find that he addresses the very points I'm making on the next page.) Think of it as a lineation seminar that you can carry with you and revisit show more at will. (It's even pocket-sized!)

Possibly a little advanced for poetry novices, but well worth the effort. A good read, good arguments, and extremely good value. Recommended. show less

Nov 16, 2009 (Edited)1 other review

trott 17 reviews

The Resistance to Poetry by James Longenbach