The Anthology of Black Mountain College Poetry - Blake Hobby

The Anthology of Black Mountain College Poetry

By: Blake Hobby (Editor), Alessandro Porco (Editor), Joseph Bathanti (Editor)

Paperback | 18 February 2025

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Founded in 1933 near Asheville, North Carolina, Black Mountain College fostered experimentation and interdisciplinary learning, placing the arts, including poetry, at the heart of its curriculum. As such, the college was home to and served as inspiration for many modern and postmodern American poets. Some of them, including Robert Creeley, Denise Levertov, and Edward Dorn, appeared in Donald Allen's groundbreaking New American Poetry anthology published in 1960, later becoming part of the American poetry canon. However, many from the Black Mountain College school of writers have been overlooked. The Anthology of Black Mountain College Poetry features over fifty poets selected with an expansive critical lens, including writers not typically seen as poets, such as composer John Cage, architect Buckminster Fuller, and visual artist Josef Albers. Many years in the making, this book paints the clearest picture of the poetry and poets of Black Mountain College yet.

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"Well thought-out, the selections in this anthology beautifully introduce readers to this special college and to poets deserving of high praise and appreciation."--Library Journal, starred review

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