Watching dan-/ cers on skates
Lorine Niedecker, “[Watching dan-/cers on skates]” from Collected Works, edited by Jenny Penberthy, Copyright © 2002 Regents of the University of California. Published by University of California Press.
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Poet Lorine Niedecker 1903–1970
POET’S REGION U.S., Midwestern
SCHOOL / PERIOD Objectivist
Subjects Living, Social Commentaries, Activities, Humor & Satire, Marriage & Companionship, Gender & Sexuality, Relationships, Arts & Sciences, Sports & Outdoor Activities, Men & Women
Biography
Niedecker's verse is praised for its stark, vivid imagery, subtle rhythms, and spare language, which Kenneth Cox described as "whittled clean." Concerned with the distillation of images and thoughts into concise expression, Niedecker described her work as a "condensery," and several critics have compared her poetry to the delicate yet concrete verse of Chinese and Japanese writers. Although Niedecker's long correspondence with
Poems by Lorine Niedecker
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SUBJECT Living, Social Commentaries, Activities, Humor & Satire, Marriage & Companionship, Gender & Sexuality, Relationships, Arts & Sciences, Sports & Outdoor Activities, Men & Women
POET’S REGION U.S., Midwestern
SCHOOL / PERIOD Objectivist
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