Full Description
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.
Contents
1. AI 2. Jon Anderson 3. Marvin Bell 4. Michael Benedikt 5. Frank Bidart 6. Michael Dennis Browne 7. Lucille Clifton 8. Conyus 9. Peter Cooley 10. Philip Dacey 11. Rita Dove 12. Philip Dow 13. Norman Dubie 14. Stephen Dunn 15. Russell Edson 16. Susan Feldman 17. Carolyn Forche 18. Kathleen Fraser 19. Tess Gallagher 20. Gary Gildner 21. Louise Gluck 22. Linda Gregg 23. Marilyn Hacker 24. Daniel Halpern 25. Michael S. Harper 26. Jim Harrison 27. Robert Hass 28. William Heyen 29. Lawson Fusao Inada 30. Thomas James 31. Laura Jensen 32. Erica Jong 33. Peter Klappert 34. Judith Kroll 35. Greg Kuzma 36. Al Lee 37. Fred Levinson 38. Larry Levis 39. Elizabeth Libbey 40. Thomas Lux 41. William Matthews 42. Heather Mchugh 43. James Mcmichael 44. Sandra Mcpherson 45. Robert Mezey 46. Paul Monette 47. Carol Muske 48. Jack Myers 49. Gregory Orr 50. Greg Pape 51. John Peck 52. Stanley Plumly 53. Lawrence Raab 54. James Reiss 55. Kenneth Rosen 56. Michael Ryan 57. Ira Sadoff 58. Dennis Schmitz 59. Charles Simic 60. Roberta Spear 61. Kathleen Spivack 62. Maura Stanton 63. Da Yid St. John 64. Terry Stokes 65. Brian Swann 66. James Tate 67. Diane Wakoski 68. Alice Walker 69. Roger Weingarten 70. James Welch 71. Peter Wild 72. Charles Wright 73. David Young
