21 Poems for the 21st Century

21 Poems for the 21st Century
Author: Carlos M. Jones
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2015
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 148343477X

"Inspired by his faith, Carlos Jones shares a compilation of poetry that explores cultural influences, unique challenges, shared experiences, and the pitfalls of modern times. He hopes his words will enrich spirits, enlighten minds, and brighten horizons."--Page 4 of cover.

12 X 12

12 X 12
Author: Christina Mengert
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2009-04-16
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1587297914

This book includes the poetry by and interviews with : Jennifer K. Dick, Laura Mullen, Jon Woodward, Rae Armantrout, Sabrina Orah Mark, Claudia Rankine, Christina Hawkey,Tomaž Šalamun, Christine Hume, Rosemarie Waldrop, Srinkath Reddy, Mark Levine, Karen Volkman, Allen Grossman, Paul Fattaruso, Dara Wier, Mark Yakich, Mary Leader, Michelle Robinson, Paul Auster, Sawako Nakayasu, Carla Harryman, Ben Lerner, and Aaron Kunin.

Beyond the Frontier

Beyond the Frontier
Author: E. Ethelbert Miller
Publisher: Black Classic Press
Total Pages: 618
Release: 2002
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781574780178

This anthology begins with the memory of landscapes and landmarks, presenting poems in the For My People tradition of Margaret Walker. It includes a section titled "Blood and Disappointment in the Land," which documents ongoing social struggles. Other poems focus on the love that is essential for survival, rebirth, and dreams. More than 100 prominent African American poets contribute, including the distinguished and award-winning poets Toi Derricotte, Sam Cornish, Jabari Asim, and Pinkie Gordon Lane.

The New American Poetry of Engagement

The New American Poetry of Engagement
Author: Ann Keniston
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2012-07-31
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0786464674

This anthology of poetry collects 21st century American works by both established and emerging poets that deal with the public events, government policies, ecological and political threats, economic uncertainties, and large-scale violence that have largely defined the century to date. But these 138 poems by 50 poets do not simply describe, lament, or bear witness to contemporary events; they also explore the linguistic, temporal, and imaginative problems involved in doing so. In this way, the anthology offers a comprehensive look at contemporary American poetry, demonstrating that poets are moving at once toward a new engagement with public concerns and toward a focus on the problems of representation. A detailed introduction by the editors along with poetics statements by many of the poets add depth and context to a book that will appeal to anyone interested in the state and evolution of contemporary American poetry. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Please Excuse This Poem

Please Excuse This Poem
Author: Brett Fletcher Lauer
Publisher: Viking
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0670014796

Young readers find their poetic peers as poets in their 20s and 30s present a poetry anthology dedicated to what it means to be a teenager and young adult in today's world. 240pp.

Eleven More American Women Poets in the 21st Century

Eleven More American Women Poets in the 21st Century
Author: Claudia Rankine
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0819572365

“A fine and selective anthology that’s also a critical introduction to some of the most provocative, and some of the most original, poetry out there.” —Stephanie Burt, author of Don’t Read Poetry: A Book About How to Read Poems The American Poets in the 21st Century series continues with another anthology focused on female poets. Like the earlier books, this volume includes generous selections of poetry by some of the best poets of our time as well as illuminating poetics statements and incisive essays on their work. This unique organization makes these books invaluable teaching tools. Broadening the lens through which we look at contemporary poetry, this new volume extends its geographical net by including Caribbean and Canadian poets. Representing three generations of women writers, among the insightful pieces included in this volume are essays by Karla Kelsey on Mary Jo Bang’s modes of artifice, Christine Hume on Carla Harryman’s kinds of listening, Dawn Lundy Martin on M. NourbeSe Phillip (for whom “english / is a foreign anguish”), and Sina Queyras on Lisa Robertson’s confoundingly beautiful surfaces. In addition, a companion website presents audio of each poet’s work.

Beautiful & Pointless

Beautiful & Pointless
Author: David Orr
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2011-04-12
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0062079417

"David Orr is no starry-eyed cheerleader for contemporary poetry; Orr’s a critic, and a good one. . . . Beautiful & Pointless is a clear-eyed, opinionated, and idiosyncratic guide to a vibrant but endangered art form, essential reading for anyone who loves poetry, and also for those of us who mostly just admire it from afar." —Tom Perrotta Award-winning New York Times Book Review poetry columnist David Orr delivers an engaging, amusing, and stimulating tour through the world of poetry. With echoes of Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer, Orr’s Beautiful & Pointless offers a smart and funny approach to appreciating an art form that many find difficult to embrace.

Greatest Poems On Planet Earth in the 21st Century

Greatest Poems On Planet Earth in the 21st Century
Author: Douglas Gilbert
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2017-09-11
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1387222422

These are the greatest Earth poems of the Early 21st Century as determined by The League. The most obscure fictional critics who have appeared in the pages of the Great Space Alien Novels of yore have, in their machinations, also lent tacit-ephemeral, imaginary praise to this magnificent tome of verse. Alice says strat-tea-tackfully, every poem must have a pie thrown at it to lend it color and flavor, but there are rumbles in the world where every blade of grass cries, and as we run through it, it tries to comb the hair of our sorrows. By the Poet Laureate of the Primitive Planets, (Milky Way Division), Category 15297xt7388. Recommended study manual for the curriculum of the Backward-Planet-Studies Department of the League of Benevolent Galaxies.

Tempo

Tempo
Author: Franco Buffoni
Publisher: Parthian
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2021-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781913640569

This collection with parallel texts in Italian and English gives theEnglish-reading audience a sense of the great variety of the presentpoetic scene in Italy with a selection of twenty-one of the mostrepresentative contemporary poets.