Postmodern American Poetry

Postmodern American Poetry: A Norton Anthology galvanised attention on its publication in 1994. Now, two decades later, Paul Hoover returns to suggest what postmodernism means in the twenty-first century. This revised and expanded edition features 114 poets, 557 poems and 15 poetics essays, addressing important recent movements such as Newlipo, conceptual poetry and Flarf. Bringing together foundational postmodern poets like Charles Olson, Denise Levertov and Allen Ginsberg with new voices like Christian Bok, Kenneth Goldsmith and Katie Dengentesh, this edition of Postmodern American Poetry is the essential collection for a new generation of readers. The range here is stunning, from Olson's panoramic histories to Frank O'Hara's chatty cityscapes to Lyn Hejinian's bottomless autobiography...This will be an essential book for students and serious fans of poetry.