Eight American Poets by Joel Conarroe

Eight American Poets by Joel Conarroe

In this generous anthology, Joel Conarroe has assembled the work of eight poets who have shaped--and to some extent defined--American verse since 1940- Elizabeth Bishop, James Merrill, Sylvia Plath, Allen Ginsberg, Theodore Roethke, John Berryman, Anne Sexton, and Robert Lowell. The 164 selections in Eight American Poets include widely anthologized works like Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz," several of Berryman's "Dream Songs," and Anne Sexton's "Ringing the Bells," as well as poems that are less familiar but just as haunting. Prefaced with a discerning introduction and individual biographical essays.

Joel Conarroe is the president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which offers fellowships to artists and researchers. He is the author of books and essays about American poetry and fiction. He formerly worked at the University of Pennsylvania as the chairman of the English department and dean of arts and sciences, as well as the executive director of the Modern Language Association. He holds degrees from Davidson College, Cornell University, and New York University, as well as honorary doctorates from a number of other universities.

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ISBN 13	9780679776437
ISBN 10	0679776435
Title	Eight American Poets
Author	Joel Conarroe
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1997-02-25
Number of pages	336
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