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Poets.org: A Brief Guide to the New York School
URL: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5668

Description:
"The New York School of poetry began around 1960 in New York City and included poets such as John Ashbery, Barbara Guest, Kenneth Koch, and Frank O'Hara. Heavily influenced by surrealism and modernism, the poetry of the New York School was serious but also ironic, and incorporated an urban sensibility into much of the work." Includes links to additional information about selected poets and to related prose. From the Academy of American Poets.

LII Topics: American, Poetry

Publisher:
Academy of American Poets

Extra Keywords
White Horse Tavern

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
American poetry -- 20th century
American poetry -- New York (State) -- New York

LII Database Information:
Record 20922 created by Maria Brandt on 03/14/2006
Last modification on 03/20/2006
Published: 03/23/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20922

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