Postmodern American Poetry: A Norton Anthology

by Paul Hoover
Postmodern American Poetry: A Norton Anthology  
published April 1994 by W. W. Norton & Company
binding Paperback
isbn 0393310906   (isbn13: 9780393310900)
pages 742
date added
03-22-07



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tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE
04/19/08

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Read in April, 2008
How long did it take me to read this?! Uh, let's see, there was that friendly brontosaurus that flipped the pages for me after the T-Rex injured my hand (close call) - it's been awhile. 106 poets w/ a few poems from each, an ending section of "poetics" essays.. & I'm going to try to write a capsule review?! Fool.

I've never read an entire Norton Anthology before (that I recall). I mainly associate them w/ being a type of massive 'definitiveness' that's acceptable to acade...more
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03/07/08

I can't sleep and there is a glass full of chicken bones on my desk. There is a manuscript, a red pencil, an orange peel, and some wire-cutters on my desk. There are some scattered papers on my desk. There is a desk on my desk. There is a place in my desk that can fit a room full of bored poets. I usually like to open this space up and pour a little whiskey in there and see what happens. There is a copy of The Wasp Factory on my desk; if you haven't read that book ... don't bother. Today, I went...more
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05/08/08

Read in March, 2008
Good anthology but it didn't have a lot of what I would call the best poems by included authors. The selection amounts were also a bit too widely varied. Good for readers to new this area of poetry, but if you have specific opinions about authors, the selections might leave you cold.
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08/18/07

Excellent introduction to contemporary poetry. Contains selections from a lot of big names (Ginsburg,Bukowski, Ashberry) as well a lot of less known poets.
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08/10/07

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I bought this recently in an airport bookstore. Can't wait to dig in.
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09/27/07

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decent quick overview, has some spicer, that's always good.
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