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Synopsis
Poetry today holds mainstream attention as never before. From community workshops to reading groups, from coffee house poetry slams to small press lit mags, from universities to web 'zines, the world of poetry has become part of our everyday lives. Demonstrating the range and vitality of the new generation of American writers, The New Young American Poets features the work of forty poets born since 1960.
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About the Author
Born in 1969, Kevin Prufer grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and is now an associate professor in the creative writing program at Central Missouri State University. His first collection of poetry, Strange Wood, won the Winthrop Poetry Series and was published in 1998. He coedits Pleiades: A Journal of New Writing.
Review
There are so many good poems here . . . that the future of American poetry looks bright, indeed.” Booklist (starred review)
These young’ poets’ seriousness of intent, and their freedom from the solipsism of many who came immediately before them, bode well for American poetry in the new century. By and large, the kids are alright.” Literal Latte
I invite the reader to join me in . . . discover[ing] just how real, how rich, how rewarding our new poetry might be.” Richard Howard, from the Foreword
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- PublisherSouthern Illinois University Press
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0809323087
- ISBN 13 9780809323081
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages264
- EditorPrufer Kevin
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