Confessional poetry continues to be a debatable term in academic circles.It specifically refers to a small group of American poets operating between the late 1950s and 1970s. It is used more ...

Confessional poetry perfectly embodies this. It focuses on individual experience generally dealing with extremely personal topics like mental illness and sexuality. It highlights the rawness of pain.

On a quiet weekday afternoon, Flint-based poet Vivian Kao can often be found walking through Buckham Gallery with a clipboard in hand. As ...

Robert Lowell, who died in 1977, was the pre-eminent poet of his generation; his 1959 volume “Life Studies” effectively introduced confessional poetry in this country.