Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. How to Use this Book viii
5. CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER TWO Figure: Walter Ralegh 19
7. CHAPTER THREE Selection: William Cowper 31
8. CHAPTER FOUR Measure: William Wordsworth 43
9. CHAPTER FIVE Equivalence: Gerard Manley Hopkins 56
10. CHAPTER SIX Spirit: Wallace Stevens 70
11. CHAPTER SEVEN Spirit: Frank O’Hara 86
12. CHAPTER EIGHT Measure: Robert Creeley 103
13. CHAPTER NINE Deviance: W. S. Graham 116
14. CHAPTER TEN Figure: Tom Raworth 132
15. CHAPTER ELEVEN Selection: Denise Riley 148
16. CHAPTER TWELVE Equivalence: Thomas A. Clark 161
17. CHAPTER THIRTEEN Epilogue: Deviance: Robert Creeley 175
18. Further Reading 183
19. Notes on Poets 189
20. Glossary 195
21. Index 200