英语诗歌是一个色彩斑斓、意境深远的文学世界。本书旨在帮助中国的英语学习者领悟英语诗歌的意义和意象、理解英诗的格律、韵律、节奏及音乐性，提高对诗歌语言的敏感度，进而尝试英诗创作，进行更高层次的思想操练和语言操练。诗海无边，在英诗歌的海洋上乘风遨游，实属潇洒之举，何乐而不为呢？

Section One:Poetry and the "I"

第一部分：诗和“我”

Section Two: Meaning and Imagery

第二部分：意义和意象

Section three:Meter and Rhyne

第三部分：格律和韵律

Appendix One:Suggested Readings

附录一：推荐读物

Appendix Two:Thoughts on Poetry Writing

附录二：有关英语诗歌创作练习的思考

Appendix Three:Chiese Learners'Poetry Writing Samples

附录三：初学者英诗习作

Appendix Four:Further Thoughts on English Creative Writing

附录四：有关英语文学创作练习的其它设想

Selected Bibliography

参考文献

“Hope”Is the Thing with Feathers

“Hope” is the thing with feathers--

That perches(1)in the soul--

And sings the tune without the words--

And never stops--at all--

And sweetest--in the Gale(2)--is heard--

And sore(3)must be the storm--

That could abash(4)the little Bird

That kept so many warm--

I've heard it in the chillest(5) land--

And on the strangest Sea--

Yet,never,in Extremity(6),

It asked a crumb(7)--of Me.

                      ---Emily Dickinson

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