Lineage: American Poetry Since 1950 (The New School)
Date:
February 24, 2011
Start Time:
7:00 PM
Location:
Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street
Description:
The National Book Foundation has asked six leading poet-critics to offer their opinions on the list of winners of the National Book Award in Poetry since 1950. Virtually every major American poet appears on the list, including names like Williams, Stevens, Auden, Roethke, Moore, Berryman, Bishop, Lowell, O’Hara, Ginsberg, Merrill, and Ashbery. What, if any, is the connection between these poets? Is there something distinctly American about their work? Was their selection the result of a political or aesthetic moment, or was it clear to the selection committee (made up of fellow poets) that theirs was work that would last? What does this list tell us about American poetry since the postwar period? Each panelist presents a five-minute response to the list, followed by discussion and questions from the audience. With Elizabeth Alexander, Stephen Burt, Tony Hoagland, James Longenbach, Maureen McLane, and Susan Stewart. Moderated by Craig Morgan Teicher.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Sponsored by the National Book Foundation and the New School Writing Program.
(Free; please check website to confirm event)
