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Oct 31, 1956 — —· 69 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · POETRY · POETICS

Annie Finch

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US-amerikanische Lyrikerin, Herausgeberin und Übersetzerin

New Rochelle, United States
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Measure for Measure is one of the best of Shakespeare's plays, though it has not always received the appreciation it deserves.

— from Measure for Measure

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The body of poetry

2004

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The Body of Poetry collects essays, reviews, and memoir by Annie Finch, one of the brightest poet-critics of her generation. Finch's germinal work on the art of verse has earned her the admiration of a wide range of poets, from new formalists to hip-hop writers. And her ongoing commitment to women's poetry has brought Finch a substantial following as a "postmodern poetess" whose critical writing embraces the past while establishing bold new traditions. The Body of Poetry includes essays on metrical diversity, poetry and music, the place of women poets in the canon, and on poets Emily Dickinson, Phillis Wheatley, Sara Teasdale, Audre Lorde, Marilyn Hacker, and John Peck, among other topics. In Annie Finch's own words, these essays were all written with one aim: "to build a safe space for my own poetry. . . . [I]n the attempt, they will also have helped to nourish a new kind of American poetics, one that will prove increasingly open to poetry's heart."-Project Muse

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Spells

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Spells: New and Selected Poems (Wesleyan University Press, 2012), brings together Annie’s most memorable and important poems written over 40 years. The book also includes a number of new and previously unpublished poems.

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Measure for Measure

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Set in Vienna, the Duke Vincentio pretends to leave the city and hands over authority to Angelo, a strict and morally rigid deputy. Angelo immediately enforces harsh laws, including the death penalty for fornication. Claudio, a young nobleman, is sentenced to death for impregnating his fiancée, Juliet, before marriage. Claudio’s sister, Isabella, a novice nun, pleads for his life. Angelo becomes infatuated with Isabella and propositions her, offering to spare her brother in exchange for her virginity. The Duke, disguised as a friar, orchestrates a clever plan—using deception, moral tests, and “bed tricks”—to expose Angelo’s hypocrisy, save Claudio, and restore order and justice.

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