Kenneth Koch (1925-2002)

A selective list of online criticism for New York School poet Kenneth Koch, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars and articles published in peer-reviewed sources


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literary criticism

Hilbert, Ernie. A review of Kenneth Koch's New Addresses

Lehman, David. The Last Avant-Garde: The Making of the New York School of Poets (1998) The introduction to Lehman's book is reprinted in Jacket Magazine 5 (Oct. 1998) Also, a review, by Paul Hoover, from Jacket Magazine 6

Phillips, Rodney On the New York School poets from the Literary Encyclopedia, 20 December 2004 [subscription service]

An interview with Kenneth Koch at publisher Random House's web site

Tributes and memories of Kenneth Koch are collectted at this web site from literary publisher Tom Raworth

A 1993 interview with Kenneth Koch by David Kennedy

A very brief introduction to Kenneth Koch from the Academy of American Poets


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