The newest issue of The Objective Standard has my article profiling the work of three contemporary poets, Richard Wilbur, A.E. Stallings, and Stephen Kampa, who are carrying on the tradition of artistic excellence in poetry today.
I wrote the article because it seems to me that a lot of Objectivists know the classics, but just assume modern poetry is useless trash. True, there's a lot of useless trash, but there are also some outstanding contemporary artists. I picked my three favorites:
Although still in the minority, many contemporary poets—including Dana Gioia, Mark Jarman, X. J. Kennedy, Ted Kooser, William Baer, and others—and journals such as Think, Able Muse, and Measure are keeping alive an honorable artistic tradition focused on selectivity and integration. Three poets in particular—Richard Wilbur, A. E. Stallings, and Stephen Kampa—prove that greatness lives on in poetry today.
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