{"product_id":"the-bloomsbury-handbook-of-contemporary-american-poetry-9781350351929","title":"The Bloomsbury Handbook of Contemporary American Poetry","description":"With chapters written by leading scholars such as Steven Gould Axelrod, Cary Nelson, and Marjorie Perloff, this comprehensive Handbook explores the full range and diversity of poetry and criticism in 21st-century America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Handbook of Contemporary American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e covers such topics as: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Major histories and genealogies of post-war poetry - from the language poets and the Black Arts Movement to New York school and the Beats\u003cbr\u003e- Poetry, identity and community - from African American, Chicana\/o and Native American poetry to Queer verse and the poetics of disability\u003cbr\u003e- Key genres and forms - including digital, visual, documentary and children's poetry\u003cbr\u003e- Central critical themes - economics, publishing, popular culture, ecopoetics, translation and biography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book also includes an interview section in which major contemporary poets such as Rae Armantrout, and Claudia Rankine reflect on the craft and value of poetry today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Svonkin \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of English at Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA. He is co-author (with Emory Elliott) of\u003ci\u003e New Directions in American Literary Scholarship: 1980-2002\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteven Gould Axelrod is Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside, USA. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Anthology of American Poetry: Volumes 1-3\u003c\/i\u003e (2002-2012), editor of \u003ci\u003eRobert Lowell's Memoirs\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) and a former President of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Association (2004-6).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51175165821202,"sku":"9781350351929","price":60.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_92b81f0b-64a3-4ad3-875a-63b86542e21d.jpg?v=1744287179","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bloomsbury-handbook-of-contemporary-american-poetry-9781350351929","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}