Reviews for Contemporary American Poetry

The average rating for Contemporary American Poetry based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-09-19 00:00:00 Demita Madison Madison While this isn't contemporary American poetry anymore (it was last revised in 1972) it's a good collection and some of my favorite poems are in it. That said, it's filled with mostly white male poets and English professors. They are good white male poets and English professors, but I am glad that modern anthologies are finally shining lights elsewhere. Nonetheless, there are some really exceptional, moving poems in this little paperback.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-08-31 00:00:00 Trisha Flesh one of the best anthologies of poetry i've found. lots of genuinely beautiful poems in here. "Over my head, I see the bronze butterfly, Asleep on the black trunk, Blowing like a leaf in green shadow. Down the ravine behind the empty house, The cowbells follow one another Into the distances of the afternoon. To my right, In a field of sunlight between two pines, The droppings of last year's horses Blaze into golden stones. I lean back, as the evening darkens and comes on. A chicken-hawk floats over, looking for home. I have wasted my life."