William Bronk (1918-1999)

A selective list of online literary criticism for poet William Bronk, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the Modern Language Association guidelines for web pages


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General Articles

An introduction to William Bronk, plus excerpts of reputable critical discussions of some poems, from the Modern American Poetry Site (Univ. of Illinois)

Neither Us nor Them: Poetry Anthologies, Canon Building, and the Silencing of William Bronk. On reasons for the neglect of Bronk, by David Clippinger in The Argonist Online

Tributes to William Bronk at his passing away, from the Electronic Poetry Center at SUNY Buffalo

Introductory essay on William Bronk by Burt Kimmelman, a sample essay for Companion to 20th Century Literature

An introduction by David Clippinger to Bronk's letters collected in A Faithful Account of Where I Live: The Letters of Cid Corman and William Bronk. Poetry and New Materialities [ejournal]

A biographical note on William Bronk and details about manuscript holding of Bronk's papers, from the Univ. of New Hampshire

Brief summary of William Bronk's career from the New York State Regional Authors site

Biographical article and a listing of the Bronk manuscripts at the Univ. of New Hampshire

An interview with William Bronk, by Mark Katzman in Artzar magazine

Redrawing the Boundaries of Poetry: The Small Journal and the Example of Maps. On anthologies, literary magazines, and Maps, the journal edited by John Taggart from 1966 to 1974. By David Clippinger in Flashpoint Magazine

A review of The World in Time and Space: Towards a History of Innovative American Poetry in Our Time, edited by Edward Foster and Joseph Donahue Talisman House. "William Bronk emerges, not surprisingly, as the anthology's most central figure. Talisman House has published more than half a dozen collections of the prolific poet's work." In Raintaxi winter 2002/2003, by Chris McCreary

A Further Succinct Life: William Bronk's Books on Talisman House Press

"Bronk, the alien," article on William Bronk by Jack Kimball of the Faux Press


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