20th Century British Poetry Erika Schrickel

Poetry Movements There were 13 movements during the 20th century that were shared among: the United States, Great Britain, Hungary and other countries; however, only six of them stemmed from Great Britain. There were 13 movements during the 20th century that were shared among: the United States, Great Britain, Hungary and other countries; however, only six of them stemmed from Great Britain.

Poetry Movements Modernist Poetry Imagist Objectivist The Movement British Poetry Revival The Martians Modernist Poetry Imagist Objectivist The Movement British Poetry Revival The Martians

Modernist Poetry reaction of the Victorian movement, emphasizing traditional formalism and fancy diction.formalism influenced by Greek, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish poets. reaction of the Victorian movement, emphasizing traditional formalism and fancy diction.formalism influenced by Greek, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish poets.

Imagism Early 20th-century British and American poetry Favored precision of imagery and clear, sharp language. Rejected the digressive and sentimental qualities of the Romantic poetry era. Early 20th-century British and American poetry Favored precision of imagery and clear, sharp language. Rejected the digressive and sentimental qualities of the Romantic poetry era.

Objectivist derived from the Modernists mainly of Americans excluding british poet Basil Bunting treated poetry like it was an object emphasized sincerity, intelligence, and the poet's clear perspective of the world. derived from the Modernists mainly of Americans excluding british poet Basil Bunting treated poetry like it was an object emphasized sincerity, intelligence, and the poet's clear perspective of the world.

The Movement English poets Kinsley Amis, Philip Larkin, Donald Alfred Davie, D.J. Enright, John Wain, Elizabeth Jennings and Robert Conquest. Theme: anti-romance. English poets Kinsley Amis, Philip Larkin, Donald Alfred Davie, D.J. Enright, John Wain, Elizabeth Jennings and Robert Conquest. Theme: anti-romance.

British Poetry Revival 1960s and 1970s Modernist-inspired reaction to the poetry movement, 1960s and 1970s Modernist-inspired reaction to the poetry movement,

The Martians British surrealist poets described ordinary things as if they saw it through the eyes of a Martian. Describing a book: “Mechanical birds with many wingsperch on the handcause the eyes to meltor the body to shriek without pain” -Raine British surrealist poets described ordinary things as if they saw it through the eyes of a Martian. Describing a book: “Mechanical birds with many wingsperch on the handcause the eyes to meltor the body to shriek without pain” -Raine

D. J. Enright Dennis Joseph Enright March 11, December 31, 2002 British Academic, Poet, Novelist Dennis Joseph Enright March 11, December 31, 2002 British Academic, Poet, Novelist

Basil Bunting March April British Modernist Poet Emphasized sound in poetry Famous for “Briggflatts” March April British Modernist Poet Emphasized sound in poetry Famous for “Briggflatts”

Basil Bunting’s “At Briggflatts Meetinghouse” Boasts time mocks cumber Rome. Wren set up his own monument. Others watch fells dwindle, think the sun’s fires sink. Stones indeed sift to sand, oak blends with saint’s bones. Yet for a little longer here stone and oak shelter silence while we ask nothing but silence. Look how clouds dance under the wind’s wing, and leaves delight in transience.