US poetry in the age of empire, 1979-2012 /

This book considers poems published in the United States since 1979 that directly engage with national and global politics. It shows that some of America's leading poets take it upon themselves to perform the role of public intellectuals. In doing so, these poets raise important questions about...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gwiazda, Piotr K., 1973- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Modern and contemporary poetry and poetics.
Subjects:	American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism. American poetry > 21st century > History and criticism. Politics and literature > United States > History > 20th century. Politics and literature > United States > History > 21st century. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Civic Poetry, 1979-2012
1. "Beyond My Outrage or My Admiration": Robert Pinsky's An Explanation of America
2. "Nothing Else Left to Read": Adrienne Rich's "An Atlas of the Difficult World"
3. "Who the Biggest Terrorist": Amiri Baraka's "Somebody Blew Up America"
4. Ether: Juliana Spahr, Ben Lerner, Lisa Jarnot
5. Dreams of a Common Language: Mark Nowak, Anne Boyer, Rodrigo Toscano
Coda: For Whom Does One Write?