The Subjective Briar Patch: Contemporary American Poetry

Jeffers talks about the subjective patch of contemporary American poetry. He examines the importance of T.S. Eliot's poetry, the undisputed king of Modernist poetry, and its impact to modern poetry. Eliot's highly allusive work draws upon vast knowledge that only he seemed to access intern...

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Published in:The Virginia quarterly review 2012-04, Vol.88 (2), p.97-106
Main Author: Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American literature
British & Irish literature
Eliot, T S (Thomas Stearns) (1888-1965)
Literary criticism
Modernism
Poetry
Poets
THE STATE OF AMERICAN POETRY
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Summary:Jeffers talks about the subjective patch of contemporary American poetry. He examines the importance of T.S. Eliot's poetry, the undisputed king of Modernist poetry, and its impact to modern poetry. Eliot's highly allusive work draws upon vast knowledge that only he seemed to access internally, but he wasn't calling for a destruction of his own power structure as a white, highly educated male. Among other things, he discusses the concept of Anglo-American Modernism.
ISSN:0042-675X
2154-6932