Ina Coolbrith
Document Type
Article
Department
English (Scripps)
Publication Date
2006
Disciplines
American Literature | English Language and Literature | Literature in English, North America
Abstract
Encyclopedia abstract:
The most comprehensive reference on American poetry ever assembled, this enormous encyclopedia includes more than 900 alphabetically arranged entries by roughly 350 scholars. Other references on poetry typically cover a particular period, or survey a limited range of authors, or they do not cover poets, and works, and techniques. This encyclopedia surpasses existing works by considering the entire range of American poetry, overviewing major and minor authors, and combining biographical and critical entries with entries on a wide range of topics. Written for students and general readers at a time when poetry is central to the curriculum, the set covers material from the colonial era to the present, devoting special attention to contemporary poets and their works. Multicultural in scope, the encyclopedia provides entries on numerous poets from diverse ethnic backgrounds. It also devotes considerable attention to women poets and to poets who are just beginning to establish their reputations. In addition, it relates American poetry to its social, historical, political, and cultural contexts.
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© 2006 by ABC-CLIO, Inc./Greenwood Press
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Recommended Citation
Walker, Cheryl. “Ina Coolbrith.” The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry. Ed. Jeffrey Gray. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2006. 304-305.
