Inside the Outside: An Anthology of Avant-garde American Poets

by L. Eric Greinke

Summary

This book brings together 13 major poets of the American small press scene, each representing an important branch of the avant-garde as it has developed over the past 50 years. The poetics in this volume range from visual/conceptual poetry to surrealism, from personal/observation poetry to cut-up & collage poetry. Powerful, touching, innovative & humorous, this book illustrates the underground poetry scene to take the reader inside the outside of contemporary American poetry.Kirby Congdon, Hugh Fox, Stanley Nelson, Harry Smith, Richard Kostelanetz, A. D. Winans, Lyn Lifshin, Eric Greinke, Lynne Savitt, Doug Holder, John Keene, Mark Sonnenfeld, Richard Morris

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