The New Young American Poets: An AnthologyKevin Prufer Poetry today holds mainstream attention as never before. From community workshops to reading groups, from coffee house poetry slams to small press lit mags, from universities to web 'zines, the world of poetry has become part of our everyday lives. Demonstrating the range and vitality of the new generation of American writers, The New Young American Poets features the work of forty poets born since 1960. |
Contents
Sherman Alexie | 1 |
then it is the time to harvest | 32 |
Joshua Clover | 38 |
Joy Katz | 83 |
HeidiLynn Nilsson | 112 |
Alan Michael Parker | 129 |
impossible no more expectations | 137 |
Transgressions | 149 |
Reginald Shepherd | 157 |
Larissa Szporluk | 164 |
Louisiana 1943 | 173 |
Greg Williamson | 188 |
Mark Wunderlich | 204 |
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