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Self and Sensibility in Contemporary American Poetry best writing books Borlú is enmeshed in aAuthor Contributor(s): Altieri, Charles ; Gelpi, Albert ; Posnock, Ross Publisher: Cambridge University Press Date: 02 04 2009 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW Self and Sensibility in Contemporary American Poetry is an inquiry into the cultural roles lyric poetry does and can play in our age. Charles Altieri first establishes a dominant mode in 'serious' American poetry by identifying current assumptions inherent in the teaching of creative writing