Rebel Angels: 25 Poets of the New Formalism

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Summary: great collection
Review: I am both a fan of formal poetry and free verse, but it always seemed like contemporary poets only wrote in free verse. i couldn't find any modern formal poetry. that's why this collection was such a wonderful little gem to find. some of the better poets born after 1950 are included here.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: New Formalism was long overdue, and this volume surveys it admirably. Recommended.

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Summary: A Great Find
Review: _Rebel Angels_ proves that formal verse is not dead at all. In fact, this anthology is one of the best books of poetry I've read in a long time. I really enjoyed the work by Andrew Hudgins, and Tom Disch has a pair of villanelles that prove that Dylan Thomas isn't the only poet who can perfect the form. Curiously, I saw no poems by Mark Jarman--probably out of modesty, since he edited the book. Speaking of narrative poets like Jarman, however, I must say that perhaps the most exciting thing about the poetry was the inclusion of several modern narrative pieces--the narrative poem, now there's a poem not assigned in my graduate workshop.

Check this one out certainly. Don't forget to read Jarman's introduction. It's quite interesting. Imagine someone calling formal poets "unAmerican." It happens.