As Cole Swensen argues in the introduction to this comprehensive
new anthology, the long-acknowledged "fundamental division" between
experimental and traditional is disappearing in American poetry in
favor of hybrid approaches that blend trends from accessible
lyricism to linguistic exploration. The focus in American Hybrid is
on the blend; the more than seventy poets featured here--including
Jorie Graham, Albert Goldbarth, and Lyn Hejinian--have found new
and often unique ways to reconfigure the innumerable and sometimes
conflicting voices of the past thirty years. The editors have
crafted short introductory essays on each of the poets in the
anthology, providing biographical backgrounds and positioning them
within the current of contemporary poetry. This new anthology is
essential reading for those who care about the present moment--and
the future--of American verse.
General
Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2009 |
First published: |
March 2009 |
Editors: |
David St.John
• Cole Swensen
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Dimensions: |
229 x 145 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
529 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-33375-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-393-33375-2 |
Barcode: |
9780393333756 |
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