Black Mountain Poets

The Black Mountain poets, sometimes called projectivist poets, were a group of mid 20th century American avant-garde or postmodern poets centered on Black Mountain College.

Read more about Black Mountain Poets:  Background, Projective Verse, The Main Black Mountain Poets, Legacy

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