Word: generationism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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To most poets of the post-World War II generation, T.S. Eliot '08 came as close as a person can to divine status.
Given the tragedy which marked most of these poets' brief lives, it is hard to imagine them as role models. But for the latest generation of Harvard poets--who have started their writing careers in the past decade--those prominent writers from the 1940s to the '60s have provided them...
While these new poets have their own unique styles, they share the common experience of studying at Harvard under teachers such as Robert Fitzgerald, Lowell and Bishop. And these poets also say they grew up with the legacy of writers like Berryman and Schwartz, who did not survive long enough...
Harvard's newest writers, most of whom are anthologized in Under 35: The New Generation of American Poets, agree that the teachings of these celebrated artists had a tremendous influence on their growth as poets.
Maybe longer. Rifkin, 44, enjoys most the college lectures that often have him flying two to four times a week. One recent swing took the Rifkin show to Alfred University in upstate New York. As usual, he charmed and joked, provoked and pleased. He lectured the freshman class about the...