Abstract
In this chapter, I trace recent trends in improvisation in relation to changes in the social context, and I attempt to speak for a poetic improvisatory practice whose self-definition often seems curiously mute. I suggest that although improvisation in poetry is still not commonplace, there has been considerable diversification and development within the field in the last 20 years or so both technically and culturally. This speaks back to “classic” contemporary models of verbal improvisation and points to new directions in the future.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies. Volume 2 |
| Editors | George E. Lewis, Benjamin Piekut |
| Place of Publication | U.S. |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 360-379 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780199892921 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- improvisation (music)
- poetry