Lyric interventions
Subtitle: feminism, experimental poetry, and contemporary discourse
By: Linda A. Kinnahan.
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Iowa City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Feminist poetry, American -- History and criticism; American poetry -- Women authors -- History and criticism; English poetry -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Experimental poetry, American -- History and criticism; Experimental poetry, English -- History and criticism; Feminism and literature -- English-speaking countries; Women and literature -- English-speaking countries; Lyric poetry -- History and criticism
Description: "Lyric Interventions explores linguistically innovative poetry by contemporary women in North America and Britain whose experiments give rise to fresh feminist readings of the lyric subject. The works discussed by Linda Kinnahan explore the lyric subject in relation to the social: an "I" as a product of social discourse and as a conduit for change." "Contributing to discussions of language-oriented poetries through its focus on women writers and feminist perspectives, this study of lyric experimentation brings attention to the cultural contexts of nation, gender, and race as they significantly shift the terms by which the "experimental" is produced, defined, and understood."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-264) and index.