The aim of the
course is to familiarize students with
selected phenomena in contemporary American poetry in relation to the broad
cultural, political and social context of the twentieth and twenty-first
century. Ezra Pound's slogan “make it new” - points to the constant desire to
renew and redefine the tradition that determines the uniqueness and innovative
nature of poetry in the US. The selected texts define and problematise the
concept of Americanness and the role of poetry in contemporary culture, tapping
into a broader dialogue with a monolithic vision of the cultural canon and
traditional concepts of social and cultural identity. As will be shown,
contemporary poets take up important questions about existential, social,
aesthetic, ecological and ideological issues, as they address rapid social
changes and problematize the relationship between the past and the present.
- Teacher: Paulina Ambroży
- Teacher: Małgorzata Olsza