Procure Eight American Poets: An Anthology Formulated By Joel Conarroe Presented As File

enjoyed both the poetry and the intro biographical essays on Elizabeth Bishop, Theodore Roethke, Sylvia Plath, James Merrill, Anne Sexton, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Lowell, and John Berryman.
Although not all the poetry was my cup of tea, curated anthologies allow the reader to sample and move on quickly or savor the more filling poems.
Worth a read. Well, this is a great little anthology, but really I had to add it because notice the editor's name it was put together by a relative of mine.
Shortly after moving to New York the first time, my brother and I were perusing the phone book and we came upon a fellow Conarro with an "e," but nonetheless our name.
I put Ryan up to calling, and when Ryan said, "Mr, Conuhro" the way we say it, the man sighed wearily and said, "It's Conarrow, " Aha! So that's whose been responsible for the botched pronunciation!! We explained ourselves, and were invited to meet with Joel Conarrow at his office by Grand Central Station.
All the musty old books you could ever want, I seem to remember a rolling library ladder as well, We talked and discovered common roots in Philadelphia, then he sent us along with copies of his books, I got this one. Later, reading the jacket cover, I realized Mr, Conarrow was former president of the MLA and was in charge of giving hefty grants to writers through the Guggenheim Foundation.
Should have paid more homage, I guess, I saw Mr. Conarrow several years later, sitting across from me on a subway train in his tweed golf cap, He was reading, of course, and did not look up, I said nothing, as is too often my way, . . I imagine him still holed up somewhere in the West Village, basking in literature, I'm not highly read in poetry, but this was an especially wonderful collection for those who are new to reading it and want to get a sense of how great some of the most renowned American poets are.
I do like some of the poets more so than others, I'm impressed by Robert Lowell the most, didn't really enjoy John Berryman some of Sylvia's poems are a hit or miss for me, though I'm enchanted by her style I think I found a new favorite in both Anne Sexton and James Merrill.
I neither like nor dislike Roethke and Bishop, and as for Ginsberg, his poems are long but very ecstatic and spirited.
I'm pretty certain that most of the poets here fall into the genre of "confessional poets/poetry," and I truly admire them for putting themselves out there with such raw and intense emotions.
Far more than just myself, I'm sure, find this type of poetry easy to relate to or sympathize with,

My two favorite poems from this collection have to be Plath's "Tulips" and Lowell's "The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket.
" This was the first book of poetry I owned, My uncle bought it for me for my birthday when I wasand I carried it with me to coffee shops around Michigan for a year or more.
Personal favorites from this collection:
Robert Lowell "The Quaker Graveyard In Nantucket"
Allen Ginsberg "Kaddish"
James Merrill "Lost In Translation"

I was already a fan of Plath and Ginsberg moreso Ginsberg, the most unorthodox of this collection, so much so that it's unusual to think of him alongside the rest though I'm not much up on poetry and found the rest fairly enjoyable, particularly Robert Lowell.
Roethke was inoffensively nice, Berryman I could take or leave, I had been meaning to give "Kaddish" another crack and it's as beautiful as I had expected "Lost In Translation" was a real surprise for me, one of the best poems I've ever read.
I immediately sent it to a friend, texting him, "This blew my socks off!" The heartclutching prepschool vibes of this group minus Ginsberg are at times a little saccharine albeit of an often melancholy sort, though they're all excellent poets and largely escape this stereotype through sheer skill and depth.
Eight American Poets : An Anthology VintageThe book I am sure is a fine representation of American poets and their poetry, but it was not for me.
Reading this was like walking through a swamp for me, I enjoyed some of the poetry and I was already a fan of Plath, but oh man, . . just not my thing. Took me forever to force my way through, I did learn new information from it though, so that is always positive, I originally got this book for an Intro to Poetry class, but I find myself leafing through it and referring back to it a lot.
Anyone wanting a good taste of great American poets should pick up this anthology, A mesmerizing collection of poets, mainly from the Modernist period, I enjoyed revisiting the works of Roethke, Bishop, Plath, and Sexton, some of my favorites, as well as discovering poets that had slipped under my radar all these years Merrill, Lowell, and Berryman.
An introductory smattering of poetry for readers who may not be quite as familiar with these works my husband has now discovered a love for Roethke's words and the joy they evoke in their readers and for those who want to, as Plath puts it, "taste the words" of favorite poems.
Some of you more experienced poetry readers out there may find my rating cringeworthy but this has been my doorway into so much joy and awe that I'm not caring.
My degree was in English Lit and I did my thesis on William Blake so shouldn't I be a more sophisticated reader The truthiness is that the world of academia put the hurt on me for poetry.
Or at least that's my way of looking at it, Poetry is saving my life right now and if all of you all don't get it or don't want to get it or think you want to get it but just can't find this joint in your local library and dive in! Interesting combination of poets.
Dark stuff, but then, I gravitate to that! I read this book in my Contemporary American Poetry class, my sophomore year in college.
While writing poetry for my whole life, and taking Lyrical Poetry the previous had also influenced me, this book cemented the fact in me that I always wanted to create and write poems not necessarily publish them, just create them.
I loved the inclusion of Sylvia Plath, It was the first time I really focused on her work, and I loved it, In this generous anthology, Joel Conarroe has assembled the work of eight poets who have shapedand to some extent definedAmerican verse since: Elizabeth Bishop, James Merrill, Sylvia Plath, Allen Ginsberg, Theodore Roethke, John Berryman, Anne Sexton, and Robert Lowell.
Theselections in Eight American Poets include widely anthologized works like Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz," several of

Berryman's "Dream Songs," and Anne Sexton's "Ringing the Bells," as well as poems that are less familiar but just as haunting.
Prefaced with a discerning introduction and individual biographical essays, .