post modernism american literature

Bending the Spear, Drunk with Passion! is a poem by poet Robert Duncan. Now, The Master of Mandrake Park, and Now I Come to Talk of the Strong Magic, clearly fall into the post-modernist poets' category. It is clear from the above poetry works that the author delves into his position as a poet, being personal in order to demonstrate the continuity of history and largely reminding the audience of their positions in relation to literary work. Nonetheless, the four poems are indicative of the locations where they can be read and the circumstances in which they can be read. Examining the poems further reveals the author’s propensity to speak of certain societal occurrences, practices, believes, and behaviors that serve as cultural artifacts.
On the other hand, contemporary poetry works rather taking the approach of being personal as exemplified in post-modern poetry are typically in a confessional mode. For example, looking into the Sharon Olds, Linda Pastan, and Larry Levis sample poetry works, the authors have managed to keep their poems from being generally about them by being abstract in delivering their intended messages. The audience, are tasked to employ different thoughts, opinions, and interpretations that best reveal the authors’ message. In so doing, the readers have the opportunity to intensively interact with a literary piece of their choice.

Finally, John Grisham essay Magazine seems fictional due to his use of certain techniques including; figurative language, symbolism, irony, allegory, imagery to paint pictures of the respective themes he intends to inform the audience of. For example, when he writes about homelessness, his target audience realizes the dangers it presents where their attentions are drawn to make thoughtful and critical interpretation of the messages.





References

Duncan, R. (1968). “Bending the Bow.” Retrieved on 19/10/2017 from http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/duncan/online_poems.htm

Duncan, R. (1940). “Drunk with love! Now.” Retrieved on 19/10/2017 from http://jacketmagazine.com/28/dunc-bert-10poems.html

Duncan, R. (1955). “The Master of Mandrake Park.” Retrieved on 19/10/2017 from http://jacketmagazine.com/28/dunc-bert-10poems.html

Duncan, R. (1960). “Now I come to speak of the powerful magic.” Retrieved on 19/10/2017 from http://jacketmagazine.com/28/dunc-bert-10poems.html