Poetics of Dislocation sets the work of contemporary American poetry within the streams of migration that have made the nation what it is in thetwenty-first century. There are few poets better qualified to muse on that context than Meena Alexander, who spent her life studying at prestigious institutions around the globe before settling in the United States to work on her acclaimed body of poetry.
Part of the University of Michigan Press's award-winning Poets on Poetry series, Poetics of Dislocation studies not only the personal creative process Alexander uses, but also...
Poetics of Dislocation sets the work of contemporary American poetry within the streams of migration that have made the nation what it is in...
A prominent poet brings the experience of the world to her struggles to find her place in America, and explores what the many cultures in this country mean for poets practicing their craft
A prominent poet brings the experience of the world to her struggles to find her place in America, and explores what the many cultures in this coun...