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Alluding to the anthology wars of a generation ago, mcclatchy writes in his introduction that his choices are strictly nonpartisan neither paleface or redskin, or academic and avantgarde. With the conflict in afghanistan escalating and the iraq inquiry pending, poet laureate carol ann duffy commissions war poetry for today. Published by lexington booksfortress academicin jul 2019. I prefer reading the older poetry masters in most cases rather than most of the contemporary poets, but i did like many of the poets in this collection. Portugueseamerican writer millicent borges accardi is the author of four poetry books, most recently only more so salmon poetry, 2016. The best books on contemporary american poetry five. Five contemporary poets worth reading on world poetry. In his introduction, editor and guggenheim fellow donald hall, describes the face of american poetry as subjective. The vintage book of contemporary world poetry by j d mcclatchy.
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