American Confessional Poetry Movement: New Type Of Poetry

Confessional poetry is a type of lyric and narrative verse. This form of poetry revived and set in motion by the poem “Life Studies (1959)” written by Robert Lowell. It deals with intimate experiences and facts of poets own life.

This form of confessional poetry was in vogue to show the rebellion against the demand of impersonality advocated by T. S. Eliot and the New Critics. It deals with secular type of subject-matter. It is in contrast with the poems of Romantic Period, especially differs from Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey”.

Confessional poems were written by Sylvia Plath, Allen Ginsberg, John Berryman and American confessional poetry movement began.

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I recently read one of your articles on Ezine Articles which was/is very impressive and thought provoking. It was on onomatopoeia poetry writing. I like this particular post of yours here on "Confessional Poetry", it is what I 'think' I write a lot of. Within those 'non' barriers self imposed, I think one sorts 'stuff' out. Good day to you, Kathy