Frost, Elisabeth & Hogue, Cynthia, eds. Innovative women poets; an anthology of contemporary poetry and interviews.FROST, Elisabeth & HOGUE, Cynthia, eds. Innovative women poets; an anthology of contemporary poetry and interviews. Univ. of Iowa Press. 424p. index, c2006. 1-58729507-5. $29.95. SA As much an addition to the field of women's studies women's studies pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) An academic curriculum focusing on the roles and contributions of women in fields such as literature, history, and the social sciences. as to poetry, Innovative Women Poets explores the impact of specific contemporary female writers on the world of American poetry, and consequently, in a tangential tan·gen·tial also tan·gen·tal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or moving along or in the direction of a tangent. 2. Merely touching or slightly connected. 3. manner, it provides a subtle overview of our sociological development and culture. Predictably this includes individual stories of the diminished roles of those not readily accepted nor easily accessed in the cannon of our literature. Generally academic in tone and concept, this work features each of 14 authors in a brief interpretive and biographical introduction followed by an extended interview that in the majority of cases proves to be the most personal and enlightening en·light·en tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens 1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: segment of the coverage. Each section concludes with a sample of the author's work that serves to reinforce the key concepts of the exposition. "A number of aesthetic movements in the last half of the twentieth century are reflected ... including the New York School New York school Painters who participated in the development of contemporary art, particularly Abstract Expressionism, in or around New York City in the 1940s and '50s. , the Black Arts movement The Black Arts Movement or BAM is the artistic branch of the Black Power movement. It was started in Harlem by writer and activist Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoy Jones). , Black Mountain (extending the Objectivists), Language writing, and the front lines of second-wave feminist poetry." Of particular interest is the emphasis of individual writers on the relationship of poetry to music and the visual arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → . Frost and Hogue have undertaken a monumental and fertile challenge with noteworthy and discerning results. This volume will prove a thought-provoking addition to the intellectual ambiance am·bi·ance also am·bi·ence n. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: "The noir ambience is dominated by low-key lighting . . . of a well-defined collection. James Beschta, English Teacher, Barre, MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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