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  Title

  Why write poetry? : modern poets defending their art

  Author

  Johnson, Jeannine, 1968-  

  Publisher:

  Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,

  Pub date:

  c2007.

  Physical desc:

  316 p. ;

  ISBN:

  0838641059

  Copy info:

  1 copy available in Shelved by call number, A-L 4th Floor, N-Z 3rd Floor.
  1 copy total in all locations.

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  ISBN:

  0838641059 (alk. paper)

  ISBN:

  9780838641057 (alk. paper)

  Personal Author:

  Johnson, Jeannine, 1968-

  Title:

  Why write poetry? : modern poets defending their art / Jeannine Johnson.

  Publication info:

  Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, c2007.

  Physical descrip:

  316 p. ; 25 cm.

  Bibliography note:

  Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-312) and index.

  Contents:

  Introduction : This green sprout why : poetry as apology's natural habitat -- You shall dwell upon superlatives : the prose tradition of apologetics -- This is the new heresy : H.D., poetry, and war -- We like poetry because we do : Wallace Stevens's paralogical defense -- Like a poetry lesson : W.H. Auden's ritual repetitions of apology -- Not how to write poetry but wherefore : Adrienne Rich and the new ethics of poetry -- Inspired guesswork : Geoffrey Hill, poetry, and prophecy -- Conclusion : the role of society in the artist : some reflections and predictions.

  Subject term:

  American poetry--20th century--History and criticism.

  Subject term:

  English poetry--20th century--History and criticism.

  Subject term:

  Poetry--Authorship.

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ISBN:

0838641059 (alk. paper)

ISBN:

9780838641057 (alk. paper)

Personal Author:

Johnson, Jeannine, 1968-

Title:

Why write poetry? : modern poets defending their art / Jeannine Johnson.

Publication info:

Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, c2007.

Physical descrip:

316 p. ; 25 cm.

Bibliography note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-312) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : This green sprout why : poetry as apology's natural habitat -- You shall dwell upon superlatives : the prose tradition of apologetics -- This is the new heresy : H.D., poetry, and war -- We like poetry because we do : Wallace Stevens's paralogical defense -- Like a poetry lesson : W.H. Auden's ritual repetitions of apology -- Not how to write poetry but wherefore : Adrienne Rich and the new ethics of poetry -- Inspired guesswork : Geoffrey Hill, poetry, and prophecy -- Conclusion : the role of society in the artist : some reflections and predictions.

Subject term:

American poetry--20th century--History and criticism.

Subject term:

English poetry--20th century--History and criticism.

Subject term:

Poetry--Authorship.