Voicing American Poetry

by Lesley Wheeler

Book Overview

The most interesting tensions and ambitions of twentieth-century American poetry intersect in one resonant word: voice. The term "poetic voice" emphasizes poetry's reliance on sound, which is prominent in ethnic American writings, new formalism, and many species of performance and sound-directed poetry, both mainstream and avant-garde. However, voice is also a metaphor for originality, personality, and the illusion of authorial presence within...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801474426
• ISBN13: 9780801474422
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher