Week 10: American Poets of the 21st Century Critical Introduction: Wiget, Andrew. “Sending a Voice: The Emergence of Contemporary Native American Poetry” Poetry: m.s. RedCherries – playing america in summer (#12) , finding tomorrow (#13) In “Sending a Voice”, Andrew Wiget comments on how varied the “Indigenous” voice is in the Contemporary American poetic […]
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Week 6: Before, During, and Beyond the Black Arts Movement Critical Introduction: As a person from an othered population, I do not wish to take away, in any sense or form, from another othered culture. Therefore, I choose not to add commentary to this section on the Black Arts Movement, except to combine the two […]
Week 3: Black Mountain Poetry Critical Introduction: Roszak, Suzanne Manizza. “Redefining Terms, Rethinking Concepts: Anticolonialism for All Ages from Erdrich to Santiago.” Poetics: Jake Skeets: Poetry as Field Poetry: Jake Skeets – A Walk in Tsaile Joy Harjo – Eagle Poem (#6) The Black Mountain school of poetry presents an interesting challenge when trying to […]
As the end of the semester neared, the realization dawned that, yet again, in a course on Americans writing poetry in America, there are no examples of Indigenous work, no Native American poets to analyze, no Indians to examine through either their poetry or their critical analysis. Growing up a red girl in a white […]
Bearing Witness to Immorality: Poetry by Perpetrators and Victims of the Vietnam War Poetry from and about the Vietnam War is extensive and inexhaustible, with poems still being written about the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC, and the prolonged impacts of the war felt by those who served and those who […]
In the digestible “Feminism is for Everybody,” distinguished professor, feminist theorist and critic bell hooks writes that “Literature that helps inform masses of people, that helps individuals understand feminist thinking and feminist politics, needs to be written in a range of styles and formats” (22). In this sense one can locate the impetus for […]
Many of the poets on Instagram are women who express themselves, their experiences, and ideas helping to make the voice of women accessible. This easy accessibility makes it a useful venue for a variety of feminist positions, from subtle comments on gender roles to straightforward protests against gender discrimination, thus providing a platform for different […]
Margaret A. May ENGL 532 Dr. A. Vander Zee 09 December 2024 Anti-War Poetry in the Aftermath of Two Wars: a Deep Dive into the Differences Where there is conflict, there will also be those who are against it. Fights are inevitable when emotions run high and two differing opinions are at stake, which is […]
“Don’t Call Me an American; I’m a New Yorker”: Abstract Expressionism in the Contemporary American Metapoetry of the New York School Grace Elora Vail _________________ The New York School is made up of poets who drew from abstract expressionist art and themes, recognizable through poets such as Barbara Guest, Frank […]