Disclosed Poetics: Beyond Landscape and LyricismJohn Kinsella explores a contemporary poetics and pedagogy as it emerges from his reflections on his own writing and teaching, and on the work of other poets, particularly contemporary writers with which he feels some affinity. At the heart of the book is Kinsella's attempt to elaborate his vision of a species of pastoral that is adequate to a globalised world (Kinsella himself writes and teaches in the USA, the UK and his native Australia), and an environmentally and politically just poetry. The book has an important autobiographical element, as Kinsella explores the pulse of his poetic imagination through significant moments and passages of his life. Whilst theoretically informed, the book is accessibly written and highly engaging. |
Contents
Spatial lyricism | 47 |
Manifestoes | 113 |
North Window 1 page | 158 |
Ageing loss recidivism | 161 |
Appendices | 226 |
Bibliography | 240 |
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