Beginning in 1950 with the generation of Olson, Ashbery and Ginsberg, this is a broad survey - 411 poems by 103 poets - of the major poets and movements of the American avant-garde. Included here are the leading Beat poets, the "New York School", the Projectivists and "Deep Image" poets. Among the generation since 1975, the anthology traces the influence of language poetry and performance poetry as well as the writings of African American, Hispanic, Asian-American, gay and lesbian and women experimentalists.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By C. Gardner
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Given 'postmodern poetry' is so vague a term, this anthology is actually a pretty useful guide to the second half of the twentieth century in American poetry and poetics. You won't find your Billy Collinses herein; it charts formal challenges and its apposite selection preserves the vitality of its poetic movements. I found it odd that it was ordered poet by poet when the selection from any one writer is a fairly unsatisfying representation of their work; a chronological-by-poem or movement-wise approach might have made a little more sense. Nevertheless, there are some excellent poems. A thoroughly worthwhile reference.
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one of the must-have anthologies
21 Jun 2001
By adead_poet@hotmail.com
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For anyone interested in postmodern poetry or for those who want to learn what postmodern poetry is, this is the anthology to have. It's loaded with some of the best poets: the gifted Robert Duncan, Ferlinghettis (one of the best of the beat poets), Bukowski (my first intro to him, and not a dissapointment), Levertov, Kenneth Koch (not his best poems, but still a good selection), the wonderful poetry of Frank O'Hara, Ginsberg, Robert Creely (and excellent selection), a selection from Ashbery so huge that i almost forgot i wasn't reading one of his books, the awesome Gary Snyder, Rothernberg's "Cokboy", Dave Trinidad, Paul Hoover, Wanda Coleman, Charles Olson, Kerouac, Philip Whalen, Corso, Amiri Baraka, Diane di Prima, Anne Waldman, and many others, including a very strong Chicago appearance towards the end.
The anthology starts with an essay by Hoover, which helps to clear up many questions about what postmodern poetry is and what many of the schools are. He concludes the anthology with a selection of essays on poetry.
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Critique of Postmodern American Poetry
30 April 2011
By Joseph E. Tetro
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First off, I was delighted to see a blurb on the back by my favorite poet critic Sven Birketts. In and off itself, his willingness to say "...the first antology to capture the scope of the underlying event" meant a lot to me. And the book surely does that (111 poems by 103 poets) along with a 14 page intro that explains and defines Postmodern in terms of it's incipience and in terms of its classification among other genres of poetry, stressing more than anything else its use of every day speech patterns and an overall veering away from from formalism of anykind. I see it as a one of a kind book, and felt I'd gotten exactly what I'd paid for, which was a used copy that arrived in excellent shape from one of Amazon's sellers.Forces in Modern and Postmodern Poetry (Studies in Modern Poetry)
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Existentialist/postmodern intellectual's heaven
30 Nov 2004
By C. Reno
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Wow! If you're well read, this book is for you. It makes me wish I actually were alive when these people wrote. It is somewhat culturally biased, but I could easily excuse it as just being specific. There is a lot of name droppings in these artful poems, so if you're not used to it, beware! A lot of the poems are spaced out (physically) thoughtfully. This is a book for the thinkers and aspiring poets. Most of these poems were written in the 1950s, as the editors say. Gregory Corso is a highlight, as well as Ginsberg and some of the female writers. This book is long and well worth the price (or a visit to your local library). I am a struggling working class college student, but I'd easily pay $100 for this underrated gem. These are highly personal in nature, but people who like to imagine things would love this book. These inspiring personal reflections are artfully defiant, it will for sure paint a picture in your mind.
Happy reading!
Your all-American community college Vale-D.
Happy reading!
Your all-American community college Vale-D.
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