The Oxford Book of American PoetryDavid Lehman Here is the eagerly awaited new edition of The Oxford Book of American Poetry brought completely up to date and dramatically expanded by poet David Lehman. It is a rich, capacious volume, featuring the work of more than 200 poets-almost three times as many as the 1976 edition. With a succinctand often witty head note introducing each author, it is certain to become the definitive anthology of American poetry for our time. Lehman has gathered together all the works one would expect to find in a landmark collection of American poetry, from Whitman's Crossing Brooklyn Ferry to Stevens's The Idea of Order at Key West, and from Eliot's The Waste Land to Ashbery's Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror. But equally important,the editor has significantly expanded the range of the anthology. The book includes not only writers born since the previous edition, but also many fine poets overlooked in earlier editions or little known in the past but highly deserving of attention. The anthology confers legitimacy on theObjectivist poets; the so-called Proletariat poets of the 1930s; famous poets who fell into neglect or were the victims of critical backlash (Edna St. Vincent Millay); poets whose true worth has only become clear with the passing of time (Weldon Kees). Among poets missing from Richard Ellmann's 1976volume but published here are W. H. Auden, Charles Bukowski, Donald Justice, Carolyn Kizer, Kenneth Koch, Stanley Kunitz, Emma Lazarus, Mina Loy, Howard Moss, Lorine Niedecker, George Oppen, James Schuyler, Elinor Wylie, and Louis Zukosky. Many more women are represented: outstanding poets such asJosephine Jacobsen, Josephine Miles, May Swenson. Numerous African-American poets receive their due, and unexpected figures such as the musicians Bob Dylan, Patti Smith and Robert Johnson have a place in this important work. This stunning collection redefines the great canon of American poetry from its origins in the 17th century right up to the present. It is a must-have anthology for anyone interested in American literature and a book that is sure to be consulted, debated, and treasured for years to come. Web Site A companion web site is now available at a href="http://www.oxfordpoetry.com"www.oxfordpoetry.com/a |
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... sing Joys that the vineyard and the still - house bring ; Or on some distant fair your notes employ , And speak of raptures that you ne'er enjoy . I sing the sweets I know , the charms I feel , My morning incense , and my evening meal ...
... sing Joys that the vineyard and the still - house bring ; Or on some distant fair your notes employ , And speak of raptures that you ne'er enjoy . I sing the sweets I know , the charms I feel , My morning incense , and my evening meal ...
Page 148
... Sing on , sing on you gray - brown bird , Sing from the swamps , the recesses , pour your chant from the bushes , Limitless out of the dusk , out of the cedars and pines . Sing on dearest brother , warble your reedy song , Loud human ...
... Sing on , sing on you gray - brown bird , Sing from the swamps , the recesses , pour your chant from the bushes , Limitless out of the dusk , out of the cedars and pines . Sing on dearest brother , warble your reedy song , Loud human ...
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... sing , in harsh and gravelly voices , Old Etruscan songs on tyranny . Toads nearby clap their small hands , and join ... singing ? Don't you hear singing ? It is the dead of Cripple Creek ; Coxey's army Like turkeys are singing from the ...
... sing , in harsh and gravelly voices , Old Etruscan songs on tyranny . Toads nearby clap their small hands , and join ... singing ? Don't you hear singing ? It is the dead of Cripple Creek ; Coxey's army Like turkeys are singing from the ...
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ANNE BRADSTREET c 16121672 | 1 |
PHILLIS WHEATLEY c 17531784 | 13 |
CLEMENT MOORE 17791863 | 19 |
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