ABSTRACT

This book aims to gather a selection that represents the diversity and richness of American poetry written by poets who share a sophistication that promises to evolve, with continued effort and risk, a new and powerful poetic idiom.

chapter |3 pages

Ai

chapter |7 pages

Jon Anderson

chapter |8 pages

Marvin Bell

chapter |5 pages

Michael Benedikt

chapter |5 pages

Frank Bidart

chapter |6 pages

Michael Dennis Browne

chapter |4 pages

Lucille Clifton

chapter |12 pages

Conyus

chapter |3 pages

Peter Cooley

chapter |5 pages

Philip Dacey

chapter |3 pages

Rita Dove

chapter |4 pages

Philip Dow

chapter |5 pages

Norman Dubie

chapter |4 pages

Stephen Dunn

chapter |5 pages

Russell Edson

chapter |4 pages

Susan Feldman

chapter |10 pages

Carolyn Forché

chapter |4 pages

Kathleen Fraser

chapter |4 pages

Tess Gallagher

chapter |7 pages

Gary Gildner

chapter |7 pages

Louise Glück

chapter |4 pages

Linda Gregg

chapter |8 pages

Marilyn Hacker

chapter |6 pages

Daniel Halpern

chapter |8 pages

Michael S. Harper

chapter |12 pages

Jim Harrison

chapter |25 pages

Robert Hass

chapter |5 pages

William Heyen

chapter |6 pages

Lawson Fusao Inada

chapter |8 pages

Thomas James

chapter |6 pages

Laura Jensen

chapter |6 pages

Erica Jong

chapter |4 pages

Peter Klappert

chapter |4 pages

Judith Kroll

chapter |8 pages

Greg Kuzma

chapter |7 pages

Al Lee

chapter |6 pages

Fred Levinson

chapter |4 pages

Larry Levis

chapter |4 pages

Elizabeth Libbey

chapter |6 pages

Thomas Lux

chapter |9 pages

William Matthews

chapter |4 pages

Angela McCabe

chapter |8 pages

David McElroy

chapter |2 pages

Heather McHugh

chapter |6 pages

James McMichael

chapter |7 pages

Sandra McPherson

chapter |4 pages

Robert Mezey

chapter |9 pages

Paul Monette

chapter |4 pages

Carol Muske

chapter |3 pages

Jack Myers

chapter |4 pages

Gregory Orr

chapter |7 pages

Greg Pape

chapter |12 pages

John Peck

chapter |10 pages

Stanley Plumly

chapter |8 pages

Lawrence Raab

chapter |6 pages

James Reiss

chapter |5 pages

Kenneth Rosen

chapter |5 pages

Michael Ryan

chapter |5 pages

Ira Sadoff

chapter |12 pages

Dennis Schmitz

chapter |8 pages

Hugh Seidman

chapter |8 pages

Charles Simic

chapter |6 pages

Roberta Spear

chapter |5 pages

Kathleen Spivack

chapter |7 pages

Maura Stanton

chapter |5 pages

David St. John

chapter |5 pages

Terry Stokes

chapter |6 pages

Brian Swann

chapter |8 pages

James Tate

chapter |9 pages

Diane Wakoski

chapter |5 pages

Alice Walker

chapter |6 pages

Roger Weingarten

chapter |4 pages

James Welch

chapter |5 pages

Peter Wild

chapter |7 pages

Charles Wright

chapter |9 pages

David Young