“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 […]
Over their lifetimes, Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich wrote extensively on womanhood to capture the nuances of the grand scope of interpersonal relationships between women. One of the simplest feminist tenets I see clearly in their work is the value each placeson exchange—focusing on honor and connection between people, and especially amongst women. I am […]
As long as humans continue to fight in wars, there will be people who oppose wars. War poses a moral dilemma that often leaves people reeling. Opposition to the death, destruction, and catastrophe that characterizes many conflicts finds itself in songs, journalism, and poetry. Writers vent their frustrations on paper to cope with things they […]
“Don’t Call Me an American; I’m a New Yorker” ________________ Abstract Expressionism in the Contemporary American Meta Poetry of the New York School The New York School is made up of poets who drew from abstract expressionist art and themes, recognizable through poets such as Guest, O’Hara, Schuyler, Koch, Ashbery – those who used […]
Dear Classmates: If you’re reviewing the materials, please only take note of: Highlighted passages in the piece from Allegories on Captions The piece “Lines” is only 4 pages—a quick read First stanza of From the Distance Thesis: How Dante’s discourse on the inefficacy of language informs postmodern poetics.. (Proto-Hermeneutics)—working title- do not have ironed […]
As I began researching witness poetry centered around the Holocaust, I didn’t expect to find anything new. As the great-granddaughter of Jewish refugees to Chicago following the Franco-Prussian War, I’ve always known to the Holocaust—both publicly, through the atrocities committed in the name of hate, and personally, through the loss of much of my family […]
There is no denying that lesbian poets have garnered the same respect and recognition as heterosexual women poets. Adrienne Rich is one of the most acknowledged contemporary woman poets, especially regarding feminist women poets. The Black Arts Movement is incomplete without discussing Audre Lorde’s protest poetry. Gertrude Stein is viewed as the inspiration for the […]
Lucille Clifton is a widely celebrated and respected poet, having written many poetry collections and children’s books—some of which were nominated and won awards including the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. She was born in 1936 and wrote her work through tumultuous times such as the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement while also […]
Confessional poetry is based on the ideas of being raw with the audience, expressing the inner thoughts, feeling, and experiences that leave one happy, drained, exasperated, and devastated. The emotions and profound realizations these women have put into words have given any individual who identifies as a woman, and others who simply can identify with […]
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 the people of Vietnam. […]