TY - JOUR
T1 - PoetryMatters: Neoliberalism, Affect, and the Posthuman in Twenty-First Century North American Feminist Poetics / Forms of a World: Contemporary Poetry and the Making of Globalization
AU - Westover, Jeffrey
N1 - Jeff Westover; Poetry Matters: Neoliberalism, Affect, and the Posthuman in Twenty-First Century North American Feminist Poetics Forms of a World: Contemporary Poetry and the Making of Globalization. American Literature 1 March 2021; 93 (1): 156-159. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00029831-8878602
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - Two recent books on contemporary poetry address the impacts of neoliberalism and precarity. In Poetry Matters , Heather Milne focuses on feminism; in Forms of a World , Walt Hunter addresses globalism. Both scholars discuss works by various Anglophone poets, and their transnational approach situates the work of these writers in international contexts. Milne concentrates on American and Canadian women poets, while Hunter discusses English-language poetry from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Africa, the Middle East, and the United States. Neither book mentions neoconservatism or authoritarianism, but Milne does refer to neofascism when discussing Trump. For both critics, capitalism is paramount, destructive, and inescapable, although the poets they cover imagine better alternatives. Both books are clear and well organized, making them enjoyable to read.
AB - Two recent books on contemporary poetry address the impacts of neoliberalism and precarity. In Poetry Matters , Heather Milne focuses on feminism; in Forms of a World , Walt Hunter addresses globalism. Both scholars discuss works by various Anglophone poets, and their transnational approach situates the work of these writers in international contexts. Milne concentrates on American and Canadian women poets, while Hunter discusses English-language poetry from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Africa, the Middle East, and the United States. Neither book mentions neoconservatism or authoritarianism, but Milne does refer to neofascism when discussing Trump. For both critics, capitalism is paramount, destructive, and inescapable, although the poets they cover imagine better alternatives. Both books are clear and well organized, making them enjoyable to read.
UR - https://doi.org/10.1215/00029831-8878602
U2 - 10.1215/00029831-8878602
DO - 10.1215/00029831-8878602
M3 - Article
VL - 93
JO - American Literature
JF - American Literature
IS - 1
ER -