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Examines a subgenre of recent American poetry that closely engages with contemporary political and social issues. This“engaged” poetry features a range of aesthetics and focuses on public topics from climate change to the aftermath of recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the increasing corporatization of US culture.

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“A refreshing guide for those trying to understand 21st century poetry—where it has come [and] how it has grappled with recent history in away that seems quite different from past responses to traumatic history.This will be a significant contribution to critical studies of contemporarypoetry.” - Susan McCabe, University of Southern California

The News from Poems

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      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 7/30/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472073184, 978-0472073184
      ISBN10: 0472073184
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines a subgenre of recent American poetry that closely engages with contemporary political and social issues. This“engaged” poetry features a range of aesthetics and focuses on public topics from climate change to the aftermath of recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the increasing corporatization of US culture.

      Trade Review
      “A refreshing guide for those trying to understand 21st century poetry—where it has come [and] how it has grappled with recent history in away that seems quite different from past responses to traumatic history.This will be a significant contribution to critical studies of contemporarypoetry.” - Susan McCabe, University of Southern California

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