<DIV><DIV><P>With intelligence and precision, Ellen Bryant Voigt parses out the deft and alluring shape of poetic language in <I>The Art of Syntax</I>. Through brilliant readings of poems by Bishop, Frost, Kunitz, Lawrence, and others, Voigt examines the signature musical scoring writers deploy to orchestrate meaning. &#8220;This structure&#8212;this architecture&#8212;is the essential drama of the poem&#8217;s composition,&#8221; she argues. <I>The Art of Syntax</I> is an indispensable book on the writer&#8217;s craft by one of America&#8217;s best and most influential poets and teachers.</P></DIV>