Charles Olson is often described as one of the most influential
American poets of the last quarter century; some would rather
describe him as a cult figure, prophet of the Black Mountain poets
and their descendants. Both judgments refer to an influence exerted
as much through theories as through poems. Here is an examination
of Olson's understanding of poetry that is cogent and a pleasure to
read. It provides the framework needed for understanding Olson's
work. Mr. von Hallberg shows us the Olson of the 1950s, who tried
to bring change through teaching, who wanted poetry to communicate
knowledge, as well as the more private poet of the 1960s, turning
from history to myth. Olson's ambitions for poetry were based on
his sense of cultural politics, and the author studies the relation
between Olson's politics and his poetics. He traces too Olson's
relation to older poets, especially Ezra Pound and William Carlos
Williams. His book will interest anyone reading contemporary
American poetry.
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