num_pages: 204
description: Richard Silberg, a longtime editor of Poetry Flash, analyzes the various styles of in-vogue poetry, from New Critical poets like Anthony Hecht and Language poets like Richard Silliman, to academic poets such as Anne Carson and barbarian poets who perform in interactive poetry slams. Each essay involves the reader in the critical process of understanding the language and themes of the poet under discussion.
language: English
title: Reading the Sphere: The Landscape of Contemporary American Poetry
titlecomplete: Reading the Sphere: The Landscape of Contemporary American Poetry
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Berkeley Hills Books