The Cow Jumped Over The Moon: The Writing And Reading Of Poetry

by Earle Birney

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Earle Alfred Birney was a distinguished Canadian poet and novelist, who twice won the Governor General's Award, Canada's top literary honor, for his poetry.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Man, could I have used a textbook like this when I was first looking at poetry. It says everything I needed to hear as a kid, and takes an unconventional, almost dismissive tone towards the so-called 'rules and regulations'.

Pure Birney. And an interesting dissection of his poetry, as well.