Special issue dedicated to Dr. Arnold Reichenberger, a well-known Hispanist. (DS)

Author discusses issues inherent in Emily Dickinson's effort to define herself and to perceive truthfully the milieu in which she experienced life. To appreciate Dickinson, one must not be offended by the reminder that she was a poetess.'' (Author/NL)

author argues for inclusion of modern poetry in high school English curriculum; he includes lists of critical works and anthologies. (SP)

An exploration of the assumptions underlying current literary experiments might help both teacher and student to find a perspective from which the past may be viewed. (Author/MB)

The author analyzes 3 poems of Langston Hughes in order to demonstrate how a skillful use of the techniques available to a poet reinforce the logical structure which must be behind any serious poet's attempts to reproduce symbolically that which his mind has found significant in the non-linguistic environment. (Author/LF)

Argues that writing charged with spiritual awareness can also be politically responsible. Uses poetry as an illustration, specifically the poetry of George Oppen, a Jewish-American who won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1969. Discusses his poetry. Examines what the act of remembering means for a researcher and composition teacher. (PA)

Considers what poets themselves have to say about poetry. Discusses how they write poems, why they write poems, and what poetry is good for. (RS)

Reviews a volume of 21 interviews with American Indian poets focusing on the issues of the new role of women in Native American poetry; the tension of two cultures, particularly for half-breeds; and cultural, national, and personal survival. The book includes a poem by each poet, with commentaries. (SV)

Offers background information on the art form of visual poetry. Suggest that visual poetry occupies an "intermedia" space between linear poetry and the visual arts. (RS)

Presents a discussion of visual poetry in Mexico and six examples of visual poetry. (RS)

Looks at 10 collections of poetry that helped to change attitudes during the 1980s toward poetry in classrooms. (MG)

Offers a selection of resources on modernism and modern poetry for secondary teachers of modern poetry to use for independent study. Comments on a rhetorical approach to poetry, backgrounds to modern poetry, and four modern poets. Describes the benefits of these resources to a poetry teacher. (PRA)