A Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Poetry, 1960 - 2015

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6 SECTION 1: Introduction—1960–2015: A Brief Overview of the Verse 1.1 Introduction—1960–2015: A Brief Overview of the Verse Introduction 1. 2. 3. References

7 SECTION 2: Contexts, Forms, Topics, and Movements Section 2a. Institutions, Histories, Receptions 2a.1 Some Institutions of the British and Irish (Sub)Fields of Poetry: Little Magazines, Publishers, Prizes, and Poetry in Translation Introduction The Little Magazines Poetry Translation The Poetry Presses British and Irish Poetry Prizes References 2a.2 Anthologies: Distortions and Corrections, Poetries, and Voices References 2a.3 Minding the Trench: The Reception of British and Irish Poetry in America, 1960–2015 Acknowledgment References 2a.4 Readers: Who Reads Modern Poetry? References Section 2b. Genre, Kind, Technique 2b.1 Manifestos and Poetics/Poets on Writing References 2b.2 The Genres of Contemporary British and Irish Poetry Introduction Genre Urtext‐Species of Contemporary British and Irish Poetry Species of Orthodox and Innovative Contemporary British and Irish Poetry References 2b.3 The Elegy The Elegy References 2b.4 The Sonnet References 2b.5 Free Verse and Open Form Introduction Preliminary Questions Patterns of (Dis)alignment Rhythmicity, Metricality, Meter References 2b.6 Satire References 2b.7 The Traditional Short Lyric Poem in Britain and Ireland, 1960–2015 References 2b.8 (Post)Modern Lyric Poetry References 2b.9 The Long Poem After Pound Introduction Pound's Impasse? Bunting, Jones, Hill News to Me: Harrison, Armitage, Tempest References Section 2c. Groupings, Themes 2c.1 Generations References 2c.2 The Movement Introduction 2 3 References 2c.3 The Liverpool Poets The Liverpool Poets: Spacing The Mersey Sound , 3rd Edition References 2c.4 The British Poetry Revival 1960–1978 References 2c.5 Poets of Ulster Introduction Ulster Poetry in the Early 1960s Heaney, Montague, and Longley Mahon and McGuckian Paulin, Carson, and Muldoon The Future References 2c.6 The Martian School: Toward a Poetics of Wonder References 2c.7 Linguistically Innovative Poetry in the 1980s and 1990s References 2c.8 Concrete and Performance Poetry References 2c.9 Performances of Technology as Compositional Practice in British and Irish Contemporary Poetry Introduction Janet Cardiff cris cheek Bob Cobbing Maggie O'Sullivan References 2c.10 “Here to Stay”: Black British Poetry and the Post‐WWII United Kingdom Caribbean Voices The Windrush Generation The Caribbean Artists' Movement “Here to Stay” Stage Meets Page Internationalization References 2c.11 Anglo‐Jewish Poetry References 2c.12 Gay and Lesbian Poetry Introduction No Smoke Without You My Fire: Cruising Culture and Decriminalization The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name: The Gay Liberation Front I Stare at Death in the Mirror: Regressive 1980s and the AIDS Crisis Giving a Fuck: AIDS Anthologies and Mainstream Success I've Dignified a House of Ill‐Repute: The Twenty‐First Century and Social Acceptance Conclusion References 2c.13 Women Poets in the British Isles References 2c.14 Irish Women Poets Introduction Eavan Boland Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill Paula Meehan Medbh McGuckian Conclusion References 2c.15 Religious Poetry, 1960–2015 Introduction Faith and Doubt: Elizabeth Jennings, Geoffrey Hill, and R. S. Thomas Mysticism and Feminism: Kathleen Raine and Gillian Allnutt New Voices References 2c.16 Love Poetry References 2c.17 Political Poetry References 2c.18 Radical Landscape Poetry in Scotland References 2c.19 Coincidentia Oppositorum : Myth in Contemporary Poetry References Section 2d. The Past and Other Countries 2d.1 History and Poetry References 2d.2 British and Irish Poets Abroad/in Exile Introduction Peter Russell James Kirkup Desmond O'Grady Conclusion References

8 SECTION 3: Poets and Poems: Canon, Off‐Canon, Non‐Canon 3.1 John Agard References 3.2 Eavan Boland References 3.3 Paul Durcan References 3.4 James Fenton Introduction “A German Requiem” “I Saw a Child” “Cut‐Throat Christ: or the New Ballad of the Dosi Pares” “Rain” Conclusion References 3.5 Bill Griffiths References 3.6 Excluding Visions of Life in Poems by Thom Gunn 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. References 3.7 “Now Put It Together”: Lee Harwood and the Gentle Art of Collage References 3.8 Listening to Words and Silence: The Poetry of Elizabeth Jennings References 3.9 “Forever in Excess”: Barry MacSweeney, Consumerism, and Popular Culture References 3.10 When Understanding Breaks in Waves: Voices and Messages in Edwin Morgan's Poetry Introduction “The First Men on Mercury” (Morgan 1996, 267–268) “Message Clear” (Morgan 1996, 159) “Testament” (Morgan 1985, 118–119) References 3.11 Grace Nichols Introduction Reading Grace Nichols Conclusion References 3.12 F. T. Prince Introduction “Grimness and Uncertainty” “What may I offer?” “This or That Well‐known Story” References 3.13 Kathleen Raine References 3.14 “Everything Except Justice Is An Impertinence”: The Poetry of Peter Riley References 3.15 Anne Stevenson Introduction Against Romantics Beyond the Confessional The Treachery of Words References 3.16 Paula Meehan—Vocal Cartographies: Public and Private References

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