An intelligent yet playful look at some of the most teasing and mystifying puzzles in poetry - a delightful addition to any poetry-lover's shelf.

"Fuller's book should encourage many to go off and puzzle out poems for themselves" -- Fiona Sampson Sunday Times "John Fuller is both a well-published poet and a well-tested critic of contemporary poetry. This new book gets to grips with the essential puzzlement of poetry...It is not a densely theoretical book, but written engagingly and approachably" Independent "It leaps from peak to peak, fuelled by an immense amount of learning and experience" -- Nicholas Lezard Guardian "Fuller's guide will help poetry novices and experienced readers alike" Big Issue in the North

John Fuller is an acclaimed poet and novelist. He has written eighteen collections of poetry, most recently Pebble & I and Song & Dance, both chosen as Poetry Book Society Recommendations. His 2004 collection, Ghosts, was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award for Poetry; The Space of Joy, published in 2006, was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award. He is an Emeritus Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.