This book investigates the structural and thematic function of repetition within the poetic works of Walt Whitman, Wallace Stevens, and John Ashbery. Krystyna Mazur, an academic scholar, utilizes a comparative framework to analyze how these three distinct poets employ iterative techniques to shape their respective poetics. By examining the historical and stylistic divergence between these figures, the text argues that repetition serves as a primary mechanism for both poetic construction and the evolution of American verse. The analysis posits that Whitman and Stevens function as foundational origins from which Ashbery’s own stylistic repetition emerges.

Scholars and students of American poetry frequently cite this work for its focused approach to the mechanics of verse. The text is recognized as a specialized study that provides a clear, academic perspective on the evolution of poetic form through the lens of iterative language.