LEADER 02508nam 2200529Ia 450 001 9910778729503321 005 20231220172500.0 010 $a1-58729-228-9 035 $a(CKB)111004365707824 035 $a(EBL)837103 035 $a(OCoLC)44953679 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000263914 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11219291 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000263914 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10282445 035 $a(PQKB)11511106 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC837103 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9180 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL837103 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10354530 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004365707824 100 $a19970407d1997 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUncertainty & plenitude$b[electronic resource] $efive contemporary poets /$fPeter Stitt 210 $aIowa City $cUniversity of Iowa Press$dc1997 215 $a1 online resource (209 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87745-599-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [183]-196) and index. 327 $aContents; Introduction: Poetry in a Time of Uncertainty and Plenitude; John Ashbery: The Poetics of Uncertainty; Stephen Dobyns: The Uncertainties of Narrative; Charles Simic: Poetry in a Time of Madness; Gerald Stern: Weeping and Wailing and Singing for Joy; Charles Wright: Resurrecting the Baroque; Notes; Index 330 $aFrom the extraordinary diversity of contemporary poetry, Peter Stitt, the distinguished critic and editor of the Gettysburg Review, has chosen in this book to write about five poets only, all premier practitioners-John Ashbery, Stephen Dobyns, Charles Simic, Gerald Stern, and Charles Wright, with a special look at Stanley Kunitz in relation to Wright. Stitt's confident and inventive assessments of these fine poets' work help us gain some focus on the "uncertainty and plenitude" of the current poetry scene, demonstrating that concentrated and knowledgeable criticism can show us ways 606 $aAmerican poetry$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aAmerican poetry$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a811.5409 676 $a811/.5409 700 $aStitt$b Peter$01490794 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778729503321 996 $aUncertainty & plenitude$93712231 997 $aUNINA