After New Formalism
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (524 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1885266685 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Marilyn Nelson shows in "Owning the Masters" how the master's tools may actually have some effect on the house. Almost all these essays have appeared before in books or journals (though some are salvaged from obscure ones); the best have nothing to do with New Formalism, and everything to do with the particular forms and ideas about form they choose to discuss. Agha Shahid Ali continues his already-influential project of explaining how, and why, Anglophone poets can use the Persian/Urdu form called the ghazal. Psychoanalyst and poet Frederick Fierstein discusses "Psychoanalysis and Poetry," while several contributors
Contributors include Dana Gioia, Mark Jarman, David Mason, Marilyn Nelson, Molly Peacock, and Adrienne Rich, among others.From the Introduction"Over the years the mission and focus of this book changed to include thoughtful essays by poets engaging with formalism from outside its confines, as well as by younger poets who came to formalism with a more theoretical bent than their elders. The common perception of New Formalism's methods and goals, however, has altered much more slowly. After New Formalism is part of an expanding conversation on the formal possibilities of contemporary poetry and on the implications of formalism for poetic history, practice, and theory. In recent years, the New Formalist movement has been growing and changin
"A good collection" according to Kevin Walzer. Finch, also a fine poet, has assembled a book that is a large, useful survey of issues arising from the New Formalist poetry movement. A few of the essays are of lesser quality, but most are strong engagements with the diverse varieties of traditional form in contemporary American poetry. As Finch notes, it may be time to move past the label "New Formalist" in considering the larger influence of the resurgence of tradtional form--a viewpoint I support. The book overall i. Kevin Walzer said A good collection. Finch, also a fine poet, has assembled a book that is a large, useful survey of issues arising from the New Formalist poetry movement. A few of the essays are of lesser quality, but most are strong engagements with the diverse varieties of traditional form in contemporary American poetry. As Finch notes, it may be time to move past the label "New Formalist" in considering the larger influence of the resurgence of tradtional form--a viewpoint I support. The book overall i. Outstanding critic delivers outstanding book Annie Finch is one of those rare minds whose generosity of intelligence is well evident in this new collection of essays. She addresses some of the fundamental issues that the New Formalism has raised and looks beyond them with a cogent vision. This book is a must for anyone who wishes to understand the world of contemporary American poetry.