Under the Rock Umbrella
Subtitle: Contemporary Poets from 1951-1977
Contributors: William Walsh (Editor); Jack Myers (Introduction)
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: August 21, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 449
ISBN-13: 9780881460476
Subjects: Rock music; History & Surveys - Modern; American poetry; Poetry; Baby boom generation; American - General; Anthologies (multiple authors); 20th century
Description: "Alan Freed (a disc jockey who coined the term rock 'n roll) organized the Moondog Coronation ball in Cleveland, Ohio, where it was estimated 20,000 fans crashed the gates and caused the event to be cancelled. This is considered by historians to be the first rock concert and the birth of rock 'n' roll. A person would be hard pressed to discover a modern American poet born between 1951 and 1977 who was not influenced by popular music. Throughout this turbulent twenty-six-year period (the first true generation of rock/pop music, popular music, rock music, country-rock, folk rock, rock-a-billy-whatever moniker is placed upon it), the music wove its way into and through the country's sub-consciousness. The period between 1951 and 1977 were watershed years for the country and the underlying influence to a monumental degree was popular music. It was exciting, youthful, and electric. Its influence was indelible. Under the Rock Umbrella brings together the best poets influenced by this powerful era in music to allow us to examine the music of each poet's own verse."--BOOK JACKET.