Reading the Rhythm

We are still a long way from knowing how to read the rhythms of free verse. Clive Scott examines the work of a range of early twentieth-century poets, including Cendrars, Apollinaire, Perse, and Supervielle in order to indicate the reading strategies needed to do justice to free verse's rhythmic versatility. This is a readable and accomplished discussion of poetry that continues to raise important questions about the ways in which we read.