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- The Cambridge Introduction to American Poetry since 1945
- The Cambridge Introduction to American Poetry since 1945
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I American Poetry from 1945 to 1970
- Part II American Poetry from 1970 to 2000
- Chapter 8 A New “Mainstream” Period Style in Poetry of the 1970s and 1980s
- Chapter 9 Language Poetry
- Chapter 10 Feminism and Women’s Poetry from 1970 to 2000
- Chapter 11 Diversity, Identity, and Poetry from 1970 to 2000
- Part III Into the New Millennium American Poetry from 2000 to the Present
- Works Cited
- Index
- Cambridge Introductions to Literature
Chapter 11 - Diversity, Identity, and Poetry from 1970 to 2000
from Part II - American Poetry from 1970 to 2000
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 December 2022
- The Cambridge Introduction to American Poetry since 1945
- The Cambridge Introduction to American Poetry since 1945
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I American Poetry from 1945 to 1970
- Part II American Poetry from 1970 to 2000
- Chapter 8 A New “Mainstream” Period Style in Poetry of the 1970s and 1980s
- Chapter 9 Language Poetry
- Chapter 10 Feminism and Women’s Poetry from 1970 to 2000
- Chapter 11 Diversity, Identity, and Poetry from 1970 to 2000
- Part III Into the New Millennium American Poetry from 2000 to the Present
- Works Cited
- Index
- Cambridge Introductions to Literature
Summary
This chapter focuses on the period following the civil rights movements and social unrest of the 1960s, which sees a remarkable flourishing of poetry by writers hailing from a wide range of ethnic and racial backgrounds and sexual identities. With sections on African American, Latinx, Asian American, Native American, and LGBTQ poetry, this chapter offers an introduction to the variety and richness of the various branches of multicultural poetry that emerge between 1970s and 2000 and charts the rapid and exciting diversification of American poetry during this period. The chapter examines how poets write about racial identity and ethnic heritage, the immigrant experience, assimilation, language, the ideals and the dark realities of America’s supposedly egalitarian and democratic society, and the tensions between more mainstream lyric approaches and more avant-garde poetics by poets of color. The chapter focuses on a range of representative poets including Michael Harper, Rita Dove, Yusef Komunyakaa, Nathaniel Mackey, Harryette Mullen, Gary Soto, Alberto Ríos, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Martin Espada, Juan Felipe Herrera, Cathy Song, John Yau, Joy Harjo, Frank Bidart, and Mark Doty.
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- The Cambridge Introduction to American Poetry since 1945 , pp. 174 - 204Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022