A selective list of online literary criticism for poet George Oppen, 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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Davidson, Maichael, ed. A review of George Oppen: New Collected Poems Edited by Michael Davidson (New Directions, 2002) Reviewed in Flash Point by Brad Haas, who writes "George Oppen is one of the great poets of the 20th century, whose influence is far reaching among practicing poets of the avant garde. He is a model for melding stylistics with a moral imperative, that imperative being the sincere observation of the objects surrounding us."
Davidson, Michael. An interview with the editor of a new, expanded edition of George Oppen's collected poems from New Directions Press, in Poets & Writers Magazine, 1/4/02
By catboat to New York "George Oppen's commitment to linguistic truth was impressive, says David Herd, after reading his New Collected Poems," November 8, 2003, in The Guardian
An introduction to George Oppen, plus excerpts of reputable critical discussions of some poems, from the Modern American Poetry Site (Univ. of Illinois)
A description of the Oppen literary papers at the U. of Calif. San Diego
Introduction to Oppen's poetry at The Academy of American Poets web site
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