Evaluations of US Poetry since 1950, Volume 2: Mind, Nation, and Power

Introduction
Robert von Hallberg and Robert Faggen

Intellectuality
Chapter One. Why the Poetry of Adrienne Rich Mattered and Still Matters
Charles Altieri
Chapter Two. Michael Palmer and the Linguistic Turn
V. Joshua Adams
Chapter Three. Susan Howe and Valuing
Oren Izenberg
Chapter Four. Fanny Howe's Power
Peter O'Leary
Chapter Five. A Field Guide to Robert Hass
Richard Strier

Subject Matter
Chapter Six. Anthony Hecht: Worth the Weight
Jonathan F. S. Post
Chapter Seven. Ecovaluation
John Shoptaw
Chapter Eight. Sharon Olds and the Work of the Body
Sarah Nooter
Chapter Nine. "A Kind of Life": On Lucille Clifton and Community
Jonathan Farmer
Chapter Ten. Ed Dorn's Vulgate
Keith Tuma

Nation
Chapter Eleven. Strange American Heart: August Kleinzahler
Patrick Morrissey
Chapter Twelve. Robert Pinsky's Affirmations
Robert von Hallberg
Chapter Thirteen. On Michael O'Brien
August Kleinzahler

Power
Chapter Fourteen. Barbara Guest and Jorie Graham
Cal Bedient
Chapter Fifteen. Ashbery's Power and the Phantom "I"
Laura Quinney

Conclusion
Robert Faggen and Robert von Hallberg

Contributors
Index