Lorine Niedecker (1903-1970)

A selective list of online literary criticism for poet Lorine Niedecker, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Web Sites

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Introduction

"Lorine Niedecker." Poetry Foundation. Ed. Catherine Halley. Good, encyclopedia-type introduction to Niedecker's themes and techniques (but rather short), with a biography and samples of her poems.

An introduction to Lorine Niedecker with excerpts of reputable critical discussions of some poems. Modern American Poetry. (U of Illinois)

"Lorine Niedecker." Academy of American Poets

"Lorine Niedecker." An active, well-maintained web site by The Friends of Lorine Niedecker. Contents: a short biography, sample poems, news and events, links, bibliography, educational resources, a newsletter (issues available from 2005-present), and photos.

Literary criticism

Beam, Jeffery. "Old Sunflower, You Bowed to No One" in Oyster Boy Review, 17 (Fall 2003)

Cox, Kenneth. Lorine Niedecker’s Poetry, in Jacket 28 (Oct. 2005)

Cook, Cathy. "Immortal Cupboard: In search of Lorine Niedecker." Excerpt from a film by Cook.

Middleton, Peter. Lorine Niedecker's "Folk Base" and Her Challenge to the American Avant-Garde. Journal of American Studies 31.2 (1997)

Penberthy, Jenny, ed. "Introduction" to Lorine Niedecker: Collected Works. Jacket 18 (August 2002)

Penberthy, Jenny, ed. Jane Augustine reviews Lorine Niedecker: Collected Works. Jacket 21 (Feb. 2003)

Volkman, Karen. "Green, Prickly Humanity," a review of Collected Works of Lorine Niedecker. Edited by Jenny Penberthy. (U of Calif. P). Boston Review, Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003

Willis, Elizabeth. "Who Was Lorine Niedecker?" American Poet magazine, 2006.

Breslin, Glenna. "Between Niedecker and Zukofsky, an Excerpt," a short article on the letters exchanged between Lorine Niedecker and Louis Zukofsky, in HOW(ever), Vol 2, No. 1 (November 1984) (removed)

Dahlen, Beverly. "Notes On Reading Lorine Niedecker," a brief article in How(ever) Vol 1, No. 1 (May 1983) (removed)

Penberthy, Jenny. "A little too little: Re-reading Lorine Niedecker," On whether Lorine Niedecker should be considered an Objectivist. In How2, Vol. 1, No. 1 (March 1999) (removed)

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