The Cambridge History of American Poetry offers a comprehensive exploration of the development of American poetic traditions from their beginnings until the end of the twentieth century. Bringing ...
Contemporary American poetry can often seem intimidating and daunting in its variety and complexity. This engaging and accessible book provides the first comprehensive introduction to the rich body of ...
and closing with the reorienting poems of Joy Harjo of the Muskogee Nation (1951–), Chicago-born poet and literary critic Edward Hirsch serves us with new readings of 40 American poets. Drawing on his ...
"Poetry should speak about contemporary matters and to one's contemporaries," Salter says. "On the other hand—and poetry's ...
In 2024, the Academy of American Poets invited twelve poets to each curate a month of poems. In this short Q&A, Victor ...
Born in 1938, Ishmael Reed is the author of many collections of poems and essays, as well as several novels, and he is also ...
Audre Lorde was in an auditorium at Stanford reading “Power,” a poem about Clifford Glover, a 10-year-old African-American ...