Human Hearts Are Small and Cages Are Big: Political Poetry from an American Perspective
Keywords:
literature and politics, Slovene poetry, American poetry, political poetry, social engagement, Kosovel, Srečko, Bell, Marvin, Hass, Robert, comparative studiesAbstract
The paper examinates the concept of political poetry from the perspective of an American poet focusing on Slovene poetry, especially that of Srečko Kosovel, and with comparisons to American and other poets.References
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