Objectivism (poetry)
Objectivism in poetry is about a group of American poets who came together in the 1930s.
Poets in this group "tend to use language more literally than figuratively, presenting concrete objects for themselves rather than as embodiments [forms] of abstract ideas."[1]
The name itself, "objectivism," was only meant to be a label for these poets who had almost the same understanding of what poetry can do.[2] Poets such as Louis Zukofsky, William Carlos Williams, and Charles Reznikoff had very different ways of writing their own poems, but Zukofsky said they "felt sympathetic towards each other."[2] In 1931, Zukofsky wrote an introduction and printed poems by many of these poets in Poetry magazine.[3]
References
- ↑ Berry, E. (2017). "Objectivism". Oxford Reference - The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "A Brief Guide to the Objectivists | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ↑ "Program: "Objectivists" 1931 by Louis Zukofsky | Sincerity and Objectification: With Special Reference to the Work of Charles Reznikoff by Louis Zukofsky". Poetry Magazine. 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
