Toil & Spin: Two Directions In Modern Poetry
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Modern poetry has never been a single road — it is a map of divergent paths, and Chris Wallace-Crabbe charts two of its most compelling directions with the precision of a scholar and the passion of a practitioner. Toil & Spin: Two Directions in Modern Poetry presents a critical investigation into the forces that have shaped contemporary verse, examining the tension between labour and lyric, discipline and freedom, tradition and rupture. Wallace-Crabbe brings his dual authority as both poet and literary critic to bear on a rich selection of works, arguing that modern poetry's vitality lies precisely in its refusal to settle into a single mode. Throughout these essays, Wallace-Crabbe illustrates how the seemingly opposing impulses within modern poetry — the gritty, toiling engagement with the world and the more introspective, spinning inward turn — are not contradictions but necessary complements. His prose is lucid yet layered, capable of illuminating the mechanics of a poem without stripping it of mystery. For anyone seeking to understand the restless energies driving twentieth-century verse, this volume leaves one with the distinct sense that the argument is far from over.
Author: Chris Wallace-Crabbe
Format: Hardback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Modern poetry has never been a single road — it is a map of divergent paths, and Chris Wallace-Crabbe charts two of its most compelling directions with the precision of a scholar and the passion of a practitioner. Toil & Spin: Two Directions in Modern Poetry presents a critical investigation into the forces that have shaped contemporary verse, examining the tension between labour and lyric, discipline and freedom, tradition and rupture. Wallace-Crabbe brings his dual authority as both poet and literary critic to bear on a rich selection of works, arguing that modern poetry's vitality lies precisely in its refusal to settle into a single mode. Throughout these essays, Wallace-Crabbe illustrates how the seemingly opposing impulses within modern poetry — the gritty, toiling engagement with the world and the more introspective, spinning inward turn — are not contradictions but necessary complements. His prose is lucid yet layered, capable of illuminating the mechanics of a poem without stripping it of mystery. For anyone seeking to understand the restless energies driving twentieth-century verse, this volume leaves one with the distinct sense that the argument is far from over.