The Tribe of John : Ashbery and Contemporary Poetry

In this collection, fourteen essayists break new ground by focusing on a new generation of postmodern poets who are clearly indebted to John Ashbery's work. This concentration on Ashbery's influence on contemporary American poetry provides new methods for interpreting and understanding his poetic achievement. Typical Ashbery / Jonathan Morse -- Ashbery As Love Poet / Charles Altieri -- Coming Full Circle: John Ashbery's Later Poetry / Fred Moramarco -- John Ashbery's Landscapes / Bonnie Costello -- The Absence Of A Noble Presence / John Koethe -- Purists Will Object: Some Meditations On Influence / Donald Revell -- Nimbus Of Sensations: Eros And Reverie In The Poetry Of John Ashbery And Ann Lauterback / James Mccorkle -- Ashbery's Menagerie And The Anxiety Of Affluence / John Gery -- Periodizing Ashbery And His Influence / Stephen Paul Miller -- Fossilized Fish And The World Of Unknowing: John Ashbery And William Bronk / John Ernest -- Taking The Tennis Court Oath / Andrew Ross -- The Music Of Construction: Measure And Polyphony In Ashbery And Bernstein / John Shoptaw -- Afterword: The Influence Of Kinship Patterns Upon Perception Of An Ambiguous Stimulus / Charles Bernstein. Edited By Susan M. Schultz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.