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'Modernism from the Margins' is an account of the 1930s writing of two of the most popular authors of the time. Locating the work of Louis MacNeice and Dylan Thomas historically, the book questions standard accounts of the period as Auden-dominated and offers a theoretical account of the engagement of both writers with the varieties of Modernism.

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Presents a full-length study (in English) of the work of the Argentine poet and anthropologist Nestor Perlongher (1949-92). This book analyses and contextualizes his work whilst offering tools for reading and understanding the challenging and experimental poetry.

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Juan Felipe Herrera, son of Mexican immigrants, is the new Poet Laureate of the U.S., the nations first Latino laureate.

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Aims to provide an analytical study of the sources, the art and the presentation of oral poetry. The author discusses its development from antiquity to the present in all its aspects, including forms of oral poetry, the epic in the West and other parts of the globe and styles of performance.

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Joseph P. Clancy discusses the process of translation both generally and with reference to specific examples, offering insights into the kind of choices which a translator is constantly obliged to make.

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Joseph P. Clancy discusses the process of translation both generally and with reference to specific examples, offering insights into the kind of choices which a translator is constantly obliged to make.

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Billy Collins, Gerald Stern, Dorianne Laux, and 17 other prominent poets candidly discuss inspiration, craft, and living as a poet.

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Owing to the rich storehouse of information it contains, the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus (c 535-600) has long been mined as a historical source for Merovingian society, a focus that overshadows an appreciation of the poems' literary value. This title offers free-verse translations of Fortunatus' personal poetry.

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Comprises of a study of poetry produced in Austria between the demise of the Third Reich and Austria's re-attainment of sovereignty in 1955. This book demonstrates the problems for modern poetry in the handing of historical events. It offers the understanding of Austrian poetry and the reworking of an Austrian literary identity.

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This text provides a discussion of poetry's relation to place, and its role in the self-definition of communities as the monolithic ideologies of the nation-states fragment into a mosaic of peoples, languages, cultures and between-cultures. The text ranges from the Elizabethan period to the 1990s.

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Poetry slams--the "Olympics" of poetry--have become a cultural phenomenon. This anthology documents ten years of these literary events, highlighting 200 of the best slam-winning poems from throughout the U.S. Included are tips on winning and planning a national tour.

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Post of Modern Ireland discusses the work of Seamus Heaney, Derek Mahon, Michael Longley, Austin Clarke, Padraic Fallon, Louis MacNeice, and Ciaran Carson . The author constructs a critical account of the poets work, putting it in context to the contemporary debate surrounding their work.

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This text explores the theme of praise in the Welsh poetic tradition. It reveals a persistence in the appearance of this theme in writings ranging form the ninth century to the present day.

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At his death in 2000, R S Thomas was widely considered to be one of the major poets of the English-speaking world, having been nominated for the Nobel prize for Literature. This title provides an introduction to Thomas' life and work, as well as fresh perspectives and insights for those already familiar with the poetry.

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At his death in 2000, R. S. Thomas was widely considered to be one of the major poets of the English-speaking world, having been nominated for the Nobel prize for Literature. With Dylan Thomas, R. S. Thomas is probably Wales's best-known poet internationally.

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R. S. Thomas and Rowan Williams enjoy an international reputation. This book demonstrates how the spiritual poetry of both has its roots in a remarkable late twentieth-century bicultural tradition that was unique to Wales.

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David Jones' poetry is often regarded as difficult to read owing to his highly original and unfamiliar allusions. This book seeks to provide a guided tour through the poems by making the poetry accessible to the student market and also the non-specialist reader while also providing original and new insights.