Poetic investigations : singing the holes in history / Paul Naylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naylor, Paul, 1957-

Series:

Avant-garde and modernism studies

Avant-garde & modernism studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Howe, Susan.

Hejinian, Lyn.

Mackey, Nathaniel, 1947-.

Brathwaite, Kamau, 1930-2020.

Philip, Marlene Nourbese, 1947-.

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

American poetry.

Literature and history--United States--History--20th century.

Literature and history.

Criticism and interpretation.

Commonwealth poetry (English).

History.

United States.

Literature and history--Commonwealth countries--History--20th century.

Philip, Marlene Nourbese, 1947---Criticism and interpretation.

Philip, Marlene Nourbese.

Brathwaite, Kamau, 1930-2020--Criticism and interpretation.

Brathwaite, Kamau.

Mackey, Nathaniel, 1947---Criticism and interpretation.

Mackey, Nathaniel.

Experimental poetry, American--History and criticism.

Experimental poetry, American.

Commonwealth poetry (English)--History and criticism.

Hejinian, Lyn--Criticism and interpretation.

Howe, Susan--Criticism and interpretation.

Commonwealth countries.

Physical Description:

222 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, [1999]

Summary:

Poetic Investigations studies five contemporary writers whose radical engagements with poetic form and political content shed new light on issues of race, class, and gender. In a detailed reading of three American poets--Susan Howe, Nathaniel Mackey, and Lyn Hejinian--and two African-Caribbean poets, Kamau Brathwaite and M. Nourbese Philip, Paul Naylor argues that these writers have produced new forms of poetry that address the "holes," or erasures, in history that more traditional poetry neglects.

Contents:

Introduction: Writing History Poetically 1

1 Susan Howe: Where Are We Now in Poetry? 43

2 Nathaniel Mackey: The "Mired Sublime," 71

3 Lyn Hejinian: Investigating "I," 106

4 Kamau Brathwaite: Tidalectic Rhythms 138

5 M. Nourbese Philip: "Dis Placing" Him 174.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-212) and index.

ISBN:

0810116677

0810116685

OCLC:

41185159