Democracy in Contemporary U.S. Women's Poetry (American Literature Readings in the Twenty-First Century)

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"This book supplements existing narratives of feminist poetry by examining how contemporary women poets have interrogated what it means to be public. It draws on recent debates in democratic theory and third-wave feminism to explore the work of women poets as varied as Susan Howe, Rita Dove, Jorie Graham, Harryette Mullen, and Leslie Scalapino. It examines how these poets offer a critique of the normative conventions of U.S. democracy, particularly its assumptions about public and private, and use their writing, and its cultural structures, to model alternatives to them."--Jacket.

subjects: American literature, women authors,  Politics and literature,  American poetry, history and criticism, 20th century,  American poetry,  Women authors,  History and criticism,  American poetry--women authors--history and criticism,  American poetry--history and criticism,  American poetry--20th century--history and criticism,  Poetry--american--general,  Literary studies: poetry & poets,  Literary studies: poetry & poets--the americas,  Regional studies,  Regional studies--the americas,  Cultural studies,  Cultural studies--the americas,  Literature,  American poetry--women authors,  Frauenlyrik,  Demokratie,  Ps151 .m37 2007,  811.54099287,  POETRY,  American,  General