L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Poetry• Emerged in late 1960’s, early

1970’s• Response to mainstream

American poetry• Developed in diverse

communities of San Francisco and New York• Draws readers’ attention to use

of language• Focus on meaning

L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Magazine Online

electronic poetry center

Charles Bernstein• born 1950, NYC• Harvard graduate• published many books• Professor of English at

University of Pennsylvania• co-published

L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E magazine• co-founder electronic poetry

center

A Test of Poetryan

interview

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Bruce Andrews reading his work

Bruce Andrews• born 1948, Chicago• educated at John Hopkins and Harvard

Universities• Professor of Political Science at

Fordham University in NYC• published dozens of poetry books

Michael Palmer

A poem

Lyn Hejinian

A poem

• Born in bay area• Born 1941• Lives in Berkeley• Teaches at UC Berkeley

• Born 1943• NYC• Harvard University, early 60’s• Lives in San Francisco

The Dream of Narcissus & other Poems (begin at 1:19)

Ron Silliman• born 1946• has taught at many American

universities

a poem

comments on poetry, in his own words

Susan Howe• born 1937• painter & poet

a poem

Rae Armantrout• born 1947• professor at University of

California, San Diego

And1Tense and tenuousgrow from the same root

as does tenderin its several guises:

the sour grass flower;the yellow moth.

2I would not confusethe boguswith the spurious.

The bogusis a sore thumb

while the spuriouspours forth

as fish and circuses.

poem

Reading her poetry