Title: A New Modernism?
Product review: I find the basic thesis of this book--that early Modernism is still with us--wholly convincing, butwhat's best here is the choice of four such different poets--Eliot, Stein, Duchamp, and Khlebnikov asprecursors of our own poetry. The chapter on Duchamp asks the question Duchamp himself asked,Can one make works which are not works of art?" and shows what that means in terms of avant-garde aesthetic. The last chapter is dismissive (but not excessively so) of some mainstream Americanand then makes a strong case for the terrific innovations of four exemplary poets: Susan Howe, CharlesBernstein, Steve McCaffery, and Lyn Hejinian. Even if you don't agree with Perloff's overall thesis,you'll love the details and extremely lucid readings. best of all, it's ENJOYABLE.
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