Resisting the Cultural "Steamroller": Susan Wheeler's Source Codes.

The essay focuses on the nature of modern avant-garde poetry and the danger of limitation in excessive categorization and critique of innovation. The poetry of Susan Wheeler is highlighted, particularly her generic eclecticism and innovative use of computer language in her collection "Source Codes."...

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Publicado en:	American Literature Vol. 79; no. 1; pp. 143 - 176
Autor principal:	Keller, Lynn
Formato:	Essay
Publicado:	Duke University Press Mar2007
Materias:	Wheeler, Susan, 1955- Literary criticism Poetry (Literary form) Programming languages Source Codes (Book) Experimental poetry Criticism Eclecticism in literature
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Sumario:	The essay focuses on the nature of modern avant-garde poetry and the danger of limitation in excessive categorization and critique of innovation. The poetry of Susan Wheeler is highlighted, particularly her generic eclecticism and innovative use of computer language in her collection "Source Codes." Extensive criticism is offered for "Source Codes" along with commentary on her artistic aesthetic progressiveness.