American Reference Book Annual David Yeomans's study is certainly to be recommended for all good music libraries, pianists and students of Bartók. David Yeomans deserves our thanks for a job exceedingly well done. By examining both exemplary innovators and the social context in which innovation is either resisted, acclaimed, or taken for granted, Rasula delivers an important conceptual chronicle of the promise of American poetry. Its chapters range in modes and include close readings, sociological analysis, philosophical-aesthetic meditations, and career appraisals. Syncopations addresses these and other issues evident in the work of such poets and critics as Clayton Eshleman, Marjorie Perloff, Ronald Johnson, Clark Coolidge, Nathaniel Mackey, and Robin Blaser. Incentives for change can be traced to other factors, including the increased participation of women, critical theory's self-reflection, and a growing interest in the book as a unit of composition.
But the very concept of avant-garde is misleading, implying organized assault. From the Beats and the Black Mountain poets in the 1950s and 1960s to the impact of language poetry, the specter of an avant-garde has haunted the administrative centers of poetic conservatism. The 12 essays reflect Jed Rasula's nearly 30 years of advocacy on behalf of "opening the field" of American poetry.
Syncopations is an analysis of the sustaining vitality behind contemporary American poetry from 1975 to the present day by one of the most astute observers and critics in the field. Makes a case for innovation as the generative and thematic force in American poetry of the late 20th century.
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