Poetic Timeline Flashcards
1
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Poetry Society of America
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Founded 1909
Before this, no publication infrastructure for supporting poets
2
Q
When and what was the first poetry prize endowed?
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The Lyric Year 1912 contest
3
Q
When and what did Harriet Monroe fund? What was her unique policy?
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Poetry: A Magazine of Verse in October 1912 with an “open door” policy which encouraged experimentalism
4
Q
Name some “little magazines” and their founding dates
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Others (1915-1919); The Masses (1911-1917)
Assisted rise of New Poetry movement (1912 onwards)
5
Q
What, other than magazines, beginned to be published?
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Volumes of poetry - eg North of Boston, Frost’s second volume, was a success in 1914-15
