Expressivity in Modern Poetry

It explores the radical or deeply realistic aspects of the poetry and visual arts of the modem period, the poetry and poetics of Charles Olson, and contemporary innovative poetry with special attention to transcultural, neobarroco, and language-centered aspects of composition. It emphasizes the cultural importance of expressivity in a field where critical discussion is often dominated by constructivism and conceptualism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2022
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

The first section explores the radical or deeply realistic aspects of the poetry and visual arts of the modem period, focusing on the works of Ezra Pound and Charles Olson. The second section examines the poetry and poetics of Charles Olson, a pivotal figure during the transition from modernism to postmodernism. The third section focuses on contemporary innovative poetry, with a special emphasis on transcultural, neobarroco, and language-centered aspects of composition. The grounding for this section is found in the works of William Carlos Williams, Aime Cesaire, and Jose Lezama Lima. Wellman's purpose is to amplify the cultural importance of expressivity in a field where critical discussion is often dominated by constructivism and conceptualism. Expressivity in Modern Poetry explores three interrelated subjects. The first is a general exposition of the radical or deeply realistic aspects of the poetry and visual arts of the modem period. The focus is on the works of Ezra Pound as understood through a prism of postmodern thought. The second subject is the poetry and poetics of Charles Olson, a pivotal figure during the transition from modernism to postmodemism. The third subject is contemporary innovative poetry with special attention to transcultural, neobarroco, and language-centered aspects of composition. The grounding for this section is found in the works of William Carlos Williams, Aime Cesaire, and Jose Lezama Lima. A reversal of the relation between the center and periphery-decentering the New York-to-Paris vector-is crucial for understanding the Caribbean as a seedbed for both innovative and identity-based poetics. Wellman's purpose is to amplify the cultural importance of expressivity in a field where critical discussion is often dominated by constructivism and conceptualism.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781683931201