Abecedarius Reference library
T.V.F. Brogan and D. A. Colón
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)
An alphabetic *acrostic, a poem in which each line or stanza begins with a successive letter of the
Abercrombie, Lascelles (1881–1938) Reference library
Neil Powell
The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry (2 ed.)
Born just outside Manchester, at Ashton upon Mersey, Abercrombie was educated at Malvern College and at Victoria (later Manchester) University.
Abercrombie, Lascelles (1881–1938) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Writers and their Works (3 ed.)
Interludes and Poems (1908) Poetry
Emblems of Love (1912) Poetry
Thomas Hardy (1912) Non-Fiction...
Abish, Walter (1931– ) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Writers and their Works (3 ed.)
Duel Site (1970) Poetry
Alphabetical Africa (1974) Fiction
Minds Meet (1975) Fiction Short Stories...
Abrahams, Lionel (1928–2004) Reference library
Jeremy Noel-Tod
The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry (2 ed.)
Born in Johannesburg, he studied at Wits University. As a child, he was taught by the short-story writer Herman Charles
Abrahams, Peter (1919–2017) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Writers and their Works (3 ed.)
Song of the City (1943) Fiction
Mine Boy (1946) Fiction
Path of Thunder (1948) ...
Abse, Dannie (1923–) Reference library
Michael O'Neill
The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry (2 ed.)
Abse is from a Jewish background, is Welsh, and a doctor: biographical facts which feature in his poems. He has
Abse, Dannie [Daniel] (1923–2014) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Writers and their Works (3 ed.)
After Every Green Thing (1949) Poetry
Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve (1954) Fiction
Fire in Heaven...
Absorption Reference library
C. Bernstein
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)
A term for the process of a reader’s deep engagement with a poem, marked by a lack of self-consciousness about
Accent Reference library
C. O. Hartman
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)
In Eng., accent is the auditory prominence perceived in one syllable as compared with others in its vicinity. Accent and
