1. Saving Poetry

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: Poetry and Popular Culture 1
6. 1. Saving Poetry 27
7. 2. Invisible Audiences 80
8. 3. The Business of Rhyming 123
9. 4. The Spin Doctor 155
10. 5. Popular Poetry and the Program Era 188
11. Epilogue: In Memoriam 220
12. Notes 225
13. Bibliography 265
14. Index 281