New formalist poets / edited by Jonathan N. Barron and Bruce Meyer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meyer, Bruce, 1957-

Barron, Jonathan N.

Series:

Dictionary of literary biography ; v. 282.

Dictionary of literary biography ; v. 282

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--20th century--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.

American poetry.

Literary form.

Poets, American--20th century--Biography--Dictionaries.

Poets, American.

Literary form--Dictionaries.

Genre:

Bio-bibliography.

Dictionaries.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxii, 428 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Gale Group, [2003]

Summary:

This award-winning multi-volume series is dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and interested readers, while satisfying the standards of librarians, teachers and scholars. "Dictionary of Literary Biography" provides reliable information in an easily comprehensible format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history. "Dictionary of Literary Biography" systematically presents career biographies and criticism of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods. For a listing of "Dictionary of Literary Biography" volumes sorted by genre click here.

Contents:

Dick Allen (1939-) / T. L. Ponick, F. S. Ponick 3

Julia Alvarez (1950-) / Kathrine Varnes 16

Rafael Campo (1964-) / David Caplan 24

Jared Carter (1939-) / T. L. Ponick, F. S. Ponick 31

Alfred Corn (1943-) / Ernest J. Smith 41

Dick Davis (1945-) / Charles Martin 50

Tom Disch (1940-) / Robert McPhillips 59

Michael Donaghy (1954-) / Catherine Tufariello 67

Rhina P. Espaillat (1932-) / Len Krisak 78

Frederick Feirstein (1940-) / T. L. Ponick, F. S. Ponick 83

Annie Finch (1956-) / Jonathan N. Barron 91

John Gery (1953-) / Sonny Williams 102

Dana Gioia (1950-) / Bruce Meyer 112

Emily Grosholz (1950-) / Meg Schoerke 123

R. S. Gwynn (1948-) / David Mason 132

Marilyn Hacker (1942-) / Jennifer Factor 144

Rachel Hadas (1948-) / Ernest J. Smith 152

Andrew Hudgins (1951-) / Daniel Anderson 160

Mark Jarman (1952-) / Terri Witek 165

Paul Lake (1951-) / Jonathan N. Barron, Sonny Williams 173

Sydney Lea (1942-) / D. Creason Bartlett 182

Brad Leithauser (1953-) / Steven P. Schneider 188

Phillis Levin (1954-) / Jason Schneiderman 195

Charles Martin (1942-) / David Yezzi 201

David Mason (1954-) / H. L. Hix 207

Robert McDowell (1953-) / Mark Jarman 216

Bruce Meyer (1957-) / T. L. Ponick, F. S. Ponick 223

Marilyn Nelson (1946-) / Paul A. Griffith 233

Molly Peacock (1947-) / Carolyn Meyer 241

Wyatt Prunty (1947-) / N. S. Thompson 253

Kay Ryan (1945-) / Paul Lake 258

Mary Jo Salter (1954-) / R. A. Benthall 265

Gjertrud Schnackenberg (1953-) / Kymberly Taylor Haywood 272

Vikram Seth (1952-) / Robert McPhillips 279

Timothy Steele (1948-) / Joseph O. Aimone 286

Frederick Turner (1943-) / Sonny Williams 293

Anthologizing New Formalism / David Caplan 305

The Little Magazines of the New Formalism / April Lindner 309

The New Narrative Poetry / Sonny Williams 315

Presses of the New Formalism and the New Narrative / April Lindner 325

The Prosody of the New Formalism / Thomas Cable 333

Younger Women Poets of the New Formalism / April Lindner 338.

Notes:

"A Bruccoli Clark Layman book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0787668192

OCLC:

52165863