rumtussle
09-18-2007, 06:59 PM
Hi all,
I'm writing an essay on the legacy of transcendentalism in contemporary American poetry. My thesis is that even though a contemporary poet might not identify herself/himself as a transcendentalist, the characteristics of Transcendentalism are alive and well in her/his work. I'm looking for examples-- non-religious (or at least non-UU) poets whose work exhibits an affinity for the ideas that there exists a spiritual reality unknowable through empirical means; poetry in which the object is not as important as the speaker's mode of knowing the object (to paraphrase Kant).
So: do any contemporary American poets leap to mind when you read this? I'd appreciate any feedback at all.
Thank you,
Rumtussle
I'm writing an essay on the legacy of transcendentalism in contemporary American poetry. My thesis is that even though a contemporary poet might not identify herself/himself as a transcendentalist, the characteristics of Transcendentalism are alive and well in her/his work. I'm looking for examples-- non-religious (or at least non-UU) poets whose work exhibits an affinity for the ideas that there exists a spiritual reality unknowable through empirical means; poetry in which the object is not as important as the speaker's mode of knowing the object (to paraphrase Kant).
So: do any contemporary American poets leap to mind when you read this? I'd appreciate any feedback at all.
Thank you,
Rumtussle