Measure for Measure - (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) by Annie Finch & Alexandra Oliver (Hardcover)

Measure for Measure is a comprehensive anthology of metered verse that celebrates the diversity of rhythmic patterns in literature.

With over 100 poems from various traditions, this book is perfect for readers who love poetry and want to explore its musical and performative roots.

Organized by meter, the book includes brief explanatory headnotes covering different types of meters, such as iambic pentameter, trochees, anapests, dactyls, and more.

The examples are drawn from a wide range of poetic traditions, including Ovid, Sappho, Shakespeare, Milton, the Romantics, Victorians, ballads, folk songs, and modern-day poets.

Whether you read it aloud or enjoy it in silence, Measure for Measure is a treat for the ear, heart, and mind.