Poetry

Poetry brings Mina Loy’s approach to poetry into clear focus first published in 1914-24. Its central concerns include emotion, memory, nature, identity, and the expressive possibilities of language, approached through the possibilities of poetry. Rather than depending on topical novelty, the book builds its interest through the interaction of character, situation, and idea. Mina Loy relies on a compressed, musical style in which rhythm, image, and sound shape meaning, allowing mood and structure to carry as much meaning as subject matter. At roughly 15,501 words with a difficult reading profile, it offers a reading commitment that is easy to judge before beginning while still leaving room for close attention. Readers still return to it because of its contribution to poetic tradition and its invitation to reread slowly. Readers drawn to poetry and emotion will find a work that combines a distinct period voice with questions that remain recognizable today.