| Contemporary American Poetry Contributor(s): Poulin, A. (Author), Waters, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618527850 ISBN-13: 9780618527854 Publisher: Cengage Learning OUR PRICE: $78.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2005 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: This highly respected anthology presents the works of 70 poets who have shaped the contours and direction of mainstream American poetry from 1960 to the present. Designed to provide a rich reading experience for both undergrad and graduate courses, more than 500 selections illustrate the variety and vitality of American poetry over the last few decades. For each poet, the collection features a generous sampling of their work along with a photo, biographical sketches, and bibliographies.The anthology includes the poetry of seven new writers (Billy Collins, Stephen Dunn, Louise Erdrich, Michael Palmer, Dave Smith, Jean Valentine, and C.D. Wright) as well as that of two popular, previously featured writers (Mary Oliver and Theodore Roethke).Selections from poets in the previous edition, several of which have not yet published elsewhere, appear throughout the book to engage students with the most current poetic work.The anthology is alphabetically organized by poet to avoid ranking or pigeon-holing writers into schools or literary movements. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.608 |
| LCCN: 2005927704 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.56" W x 9.22" (2.07 lbs) 690 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Waters, Michael: - Michael Waters (Ph.D., Ohio University) teaches at Salisbury University in Maryland and in the New England College MFA Program. A widely-respected poet, he has published eight full-length volumes, and his work has appeared in numerous journals, including Poetry, American Poetry Review, Yale Review, and Kenyon Review. The recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, several Individual Artist Awards from the Maryland State Arts Council, and three Pushcart Prizes, he has been a resident fellow at Yaddo, MacDowell, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, the Tyrone Guthrie Centre (Ireland), Le Chateau de Lavigny (Switzerland), and the St. James Cavalier Centre (Malta). He has read his poems at universities both here and abroad, and has been Visiting Professor of American Literature at the University of Athens, Greece, Banister Writer-in-Residence at Sweet Briar College, Stadler Poet-in-Residence at Bucknell University, and Distinguished Poet-in-Residence at Wichita State University.Poulin, A.: - A. Poulin, Jr., editor of the first six editions of Contemporary American Poetry, died in June, 1996. |