What's the Word? Contemporary Language Poetry
Series: What's the Word? Celebrating Poetry
From: Modern Language Association
Length: 00:29:43
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What's the Word? Contemporary Language Poetry In the 1970s, poets in New York City and San Francisco were exploring new ways to write poetry. Two of these poets, Charles Bernstein and Bob Perelman, along with Toronto-based poet Steve McCaffrey, read poetry and talk about the emergence and diversity of contemporary language poetry. Well-suited to National Poetry Month in April. If you are interested in this, see our piece at What's the Word? Rhyme . Fifteen- and thirty-second promos available.
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