LIT 4304 Spring 2020

This course will examine poetry written in English following WWII and leading up to the present moment in order to identify the central trends and values of Postmodernism, as well as the major figures. Studying such schools as Black Mountain, Beats, Confessional, Post-Colonial and Poetry of Witness, we will discover what distinguishes these writings from Modernist poetry (early 20th century) and suggest ways in which the genre may move in the future.