Measure For Measure

A comprehensive and joyous celebration of metrical poetry, from Shakespeare to slam poetry, bringing together some of the best rhythmic lines in literature. Two contemporary poets turn their attention to poetry as a living, rhythmic, often musical performance. Their wide-ranging selections encompass epic, folk songs, the Romantics, the Victorians, poets of the Harlem Renaissance, and contemporary hip hop.

For many readers, the most familiar poetic metre is the iambic pentameter of Sha…