Book contents
- 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 8 - A New “Mainstream” Period Style in Poetry of the 1970s and 1980s
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 arrival of a new dominant mode in American poetry of the 1970s – accessible, free-verse, first-person lyric poems that are often autobiographical. The chapter links this new mainstream style to the emergence of a new force in American poetry: the rise of creative writing as an academic discipline and MFA graduate writing programs as a new institutional setting for the teaching and circulation of poetry. The chapter focuses on some of the shared characteristics of this mode as well as the variety of poetry produced during this period by looking at a range of poets, including Stanley Kunitz, Mary Oliver, Robert Hass, Louise Gluck, and Carolyn Forché.
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- The Cambridge Introduction to American Poetry since 1945 , pp. 137 - 144Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022