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Poetry and Poetry Criticism

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Geographies of Relation

Diasporas and Borderlands in the Americas

By Theresa Delgadillo
Subjects: Latinx Studies, Literary Studies, American Literature, Literary Criticism and Theory, 20th Century Literature, Latin American Studies, American Studies, Theater and Performance, Poetry and Poetry Criticism

How diaspora and borderlands subjects from across the Americas have represented and performed their interrelationship

Rhymes in the Flow

How Rappers Flip the Beat

By Macklin Smith & Aurko Joshi
Subjects: Literary Studies, Poetry and Poetry Criticism, American Studies, Music, Popular Music, African American Studies

Reveals the deep roots, poetic structures, and uncommon artistry of rap poetry and performance

Nuyorican Feminist Performance

From the Café to Hip Hop Theater

By Patricia Herrera
Subjects: Theater and Performance, Latinx Studies, Literary Studies, Poetry and Poetry Criticism, American Studies

Recovers and celebrates the contributions of women artists to the history of this iconic performance venue

Who Killed American Poetry?

From National Obsession to Elite Possession

By Karen L. Kilcup
Subjects: Literary Studies, 19th Century Literature, Poetry and Poetry Criticism, American Studies

19th-century American magazine reviewers helped establish—and subsequently destroy—poetry’s place as a powerful national literature

Acts of Poetry

American Poets' Theater and the Politics of Performance

By Heidi R. Bean
Subjects: Theater and Performance, Literary Studies, Poetry and Poetry Criticism, American Studies

The first book-length exploration of a cross-genre art form that combines poetry and theater

Robert Hayden in Verse

New Histories of African American Poetry and the Black Arts Era

By Derik Smith
Subjects: Literary Studies, Poetry and Poetry Criticism, African American Studies, Religion, American Studies

Remaps Robert Hayden’s proper place within African American poetry, and traces his legacy

Poetry Los Angeles

Reading the Essential Poems of the City

By Laurence Goldstein
Subjects: Literary Studies, Poetry and Poetry Criticism, American Literature, 20th Century Literature, American Studies

A look at the poetry of one of America’s most populous and fascinating cities, with poems spanning from 1942 to 2012

The Black Arts Enterprise and the Production of African American Poetry

By Howard Rambsy
Subjects: Literary Studies, American Literature, African American Studies, American Studies, Poetry and Poetry Criticism

A closer look at the poets and publishers who made the Black Arts Movement such an enduring cultural enterprise

Two Minds of a Western Poet

By David Mason
Subjects: Literary Studies, American Literature, American Studies, Poetry and Poetry Criticism, Essay and Interview
Series: Poets on Poetry

Meditations on the life of poetry by an award-winning poet

Outside the Lines

Talking with Contemporary Gay Poets

By Christopher Matthew Hennessy
Subjects: Literary Studies, Poetry and Poetry Criticism, Sexuality Studies, Cultural Studies, American Studies

The first book to collect the voices of our foremost and most promising gay poets

The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry

Race, Identity, and the Performance of Popular Verse in America

By Susan Somers-Willett
Subjects: Literary Studies, Poetry and Poetry Criticism, African American Studies, Theater and Performance, American Studies, Race and Ethnicity

How do slam poets and their audiences reflect the politics of difference?

The Stamp of Class

Reflections on Poetry and Social Class

By Gary Lenhart
Subjects: Literary Studies, Poetry and Poetry Criticism, Cultural Studies, American Literature, American Studies, Class Studies

Thoughtfully investigates the important yet little-heralded topic of the effect of class on the poet's life and work

Don't Deny My Name

Words and Music and the Black Intellectual Tradition

By Lorenzo Thomas
Edited by Aldon Lynn Nielsen
Subjects: African American Studies, Music, Literary Studies, Poetry and Poetry Criticism, American Studies

Reflections on the relationships between black American intellectuals and African American musical traditions from blues to hip hop

Material Witness

The Selected Letters of Fairfield Porter

Edited by Ted Leigh
Subjects: Art, Architecture, Literary Studies, American Literature, American Studies, Poetry and Poetry Criticism

The fascinating story of New York School Fairfield Porter, as revealed through his personal letters

The American Poet at the Movies

A Critical History

By Laurence Goldstein
Subjects: Literary Studies, Poetry and Poetry Criticism, American Literature, Media Studies, Cinema Studies, American Studies

A timely and engaging exploration of cinema's influence on verse--a treat for poetry lovers and film buffs alike

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