On 21st-Century Poetry and Poetics

Abstract

This academic interview with contemporary poet Andrei Codrescu (dating July 2022) examines several contemporary meanings of 21st-century poetry and poetics, the relevance of American poetry schools that dominated the latter half of the 20th century, effects of this post-humanistic turn on the poetic discourse(s). It also whether the public condemnation of Russian culture in general is justified or not in the aftermath of the Russian aggression against Ukraine.