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American women poets in the 21st century
where lyric meets language
By Rankine, Claudia & Spahr, Juliana
- ISBN
- 978-0-81956-547-1
- Publisher
- Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, 2002.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 15, 2002
At first, an anthology of women poets in the 21st century seems somewhat premature. But on analysis, the editors have made careful selections that reveal the direction lyric poetry is heading. Accomplished poets themselves, Rankine (English, Barnard Coll.) and Spahr (English, Univ. of Hawaii) believe that women are major contributors to innovation a key element in lyric poetry, which is characterized preeminently by the speaker's sharing his or her thoughts and feelings. Just as ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
