A selective list of online literary criticism for Kenneth Rexroth, 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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An introduction to Kenneth Rexroth, plus excerpts of reputable critical discussions of some poems, from the Modern American Poetry (MAP) site, Univ. of Illinois
A brief review of Kenneth Rexroth's Chinese poetry translations, written for the ordinary reader, stresses how enjoyable they are. Review by Robert Westbrook
"Re-Discovering Community: Rexroth and the Whitman Tradition," and essay by Linda Hamalian from Modern American Poetry site
"On Rexroth's Poetry," an essay by Donald K. Gutierrez, 1999, from from Modern American Poetry site
An essay on Rexroth's love poetry, by Sam Hamill and Elaine Laura Kleiner, from Sacramental Acts: The Love Poems of Kenneth Rexroth
"Thoughts on Rexroth's Prosody, an essay by Bradford Morrow. Originally published as the introduction to Rexroth’s Selected Poems, (New Directions, 1984)
An long essay, "The Relevance of Rexroth" covers his biography, his views of other poets, and his social and political views. By Ken Knabb
An essay by Rexroth centers on his views of what was wrong with poetry in the 1950s. Originally published in Bird in the Bush (New Directions, 1959)
The Kenneth Rexroth Archive at the Bureau of Public Secrets, reprints (with permission) his essays, articles, and reviews.
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