Black mountain poetry originated from 1933 to 1956, formed from Black Mountain College,. The Black Mountain College was located from a collection of church buildings in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Black Mountain College was one of the first schools to teach about the importance of creative arts. Robert Creelev, Robert Duncan, Denise Levertov, and Charles Olson were a group of influential poets who studied, taught, and associated with the college. Their work were completely different, these poets shared creative philosophies that soon came to be known as the "projective verse."
Created By: Victoria Boersma
AP Literature and Composition
AP Literature and Composition