The “Experimental” Dilemma
Keywords:
English poetry, American poetry, poetic tradition, modern poetry, experimental poetryAbstract
Contemporary poetic traditions define themselves as experimental when they disrupt either realist representation or semantic realism. Some of these experimental poetic traditions date back to the seventeenth century. They have been widely influential across the world, and are now part of the poetic mainstream. Mainstream poetry in other traditions also works to avoid cliché.References
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