LANGUAGE Poetry Emerged in late 1960s early 1970s

L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Poetry • Emerged in late 1960’s, early 1970’s • Response to mainstream American poetry • Developed in diverse communities of San Francisco and New York • Draws readers’ attention to use of language • Focus on meaning L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Magazine Online

an interview Charles Bernstein born 1950, NYC Harvard graduate published many books Professor of English at University of Pennsylvania • co-published L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E magazine • co-founder electronic poetry center • •

If effort could talk well hid spoils node ads cross out trill fingered by lament touch amiss, as is somebody were the house peeper, a wholesomely clandestine interval a threat startling in its known eraser bathos: can a turn burn? — real queasy glitters silence more delinquent heat made uniforms from skin congeal teeth skull as lyric a flame overindebted poke taut risk scald egregious butter an exploding since whining boring spasm overspills bows on an overhead sacrosanct bereaving Bruce Andrews reading his work • born 1948, Chicago • educated at John Hopkins and Harvard Universities • Professor of Political Science at Fordham University in NYC • published dozens of poetry books

Michael Palmer A poem • • Born 1943 NYC Harvard University, early 60’s Lives in San Francisco Lyn Hejinian A poem • • Born in bay area Born 1941 Lives in Berkeley Teaches at UC Berkeley

Ron Silliman • • a poem born 1946 has taught at many American universities comments on poetry, in his own words Susan Howe • born 1937 • painter & poet a poem

And 1 Tense and tenuous grow from the same root as does tender in its several guises: the sour grass flower; the yellow moth. Rae Armantrout • born 1947 • professor at University of California, San Diego 2 I would not confuse the bogus with the spurious. Reading her poetry The bogus is a sore thumb while the spurious pours forth as fish and circuses. poem