| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
352 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Derek Walcott -- Jorie Graham -- John Ashbery -- Geoffrey Hill -- Frederick Seidel -- Louise Glück -- Charles Simic -- C.D. Wright -- James Merrill -- Richard Wilbur -- Donald Justice -- Anthony Hecht -- Theodore Roethke and James Wright -- Kenneth Koch -- Philip Larkin -- Dennis O'Driscoll -- Les Murray -- Czeslaw Milosz -- Adam Zagajewski -- Joseph Brodsky -- Billy Collins -- Sharon Olds -- Individual talents: David Yezzi, Joe Osterhaus, Joshua Mehigan, A.E. Stallings -- Two modern classics: The waste land and Howl -- Yvor Winters -- The modern element in criticism. |
| Summary |
"Over the last ten years, through essays in The New Republic, The New Yorker, and other magazines, Adam Kirsch has established himself among the most controversial and fearless critics writing today. Sure to cause heated debate, this collection of essays surveys the world of contemporary poetry with boldness and insight, whether Kirsch is scrutinizing the reputation of popular poets like Billy Collins and Sharon Olds or admiring the achievement of writers as different as Derek Walcott, Czeslaw Milosz, and Frederick Seidel. For readers who want an introduction to the complex world of contemporary American poetry, from major poets like Jorie Graham to the most promising poets of the younger generation, Kirsch offers close readings and bold judgments. For readers who already know that world, The Modern Element will offer a surprising and thought-provoking new perspective."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
American poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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American poetry -- 21st century -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
9780393062717 |
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0393062716 |
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