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Since at least the time of Plato's "Republic," the relationship
between poetry and ethics has been troubled. Through the prism of
what has been called the "new" ethical criticism, inspired by the
work of Emmanuel Levinas, G. Matthew Jenkins considers the works of
Objectivists, Black Mountain poets, and Language poets in light of
their full potential to reshape this ancient relationship.
American experimental poetry is usually read in either political
or moral terms. "Poetic Obligation," by contrast, considers the
poems of Louis Zukofsky, Charles Reznikoff, George Oppen, Edward
Dorn, Robert Duncan, Susan Howe, and Lyn Hejinian in terms of the
philosophical notion of ethical obligation to the Other in
language. Jenkins's historical trajectory enables him to consider
the full breadth of ethical topics that have driven theoretical
debate since the end of World War II. This original approach
establishes an ethical lineage in the works of twentieth-century
experimental poets, creating a way to reconcile the breach between
poetry and the issue of ethics in literature at large.
With implications for a host of social issues, including ethnicity
and immigration, economic inequities, and human rights, Jenkins's
imaginative reconciliation of poetry and ethics will provide
stimulating reading for teachers and scholars of American
literature as well as advocates and devotees of poetry in general.
"Poetic Obligation" marshals ample evidence that poetry matters and
continues to speak to the important issues of our day.
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