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Charles Bernstein (born April 4, 1950) is an American poet, critic, editor and teacher. He is one of the most prominent members of the Language poets.
Early Life and Work
Bernstein was born in New York City and studied at the Bronx High School of Science and Harvard College, graduating in 1972. His first book, Asylums was published in 1975. Together with Bruce Andrews he edited L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Magazine, which ran to 13 issues between 1978 and 1980. This was one of the most important outlets for L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry, and in 1984 he and Andrews published most of the contents of the 13 issues in The L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Book. During this period, Bernstein also published three more books of his own poetry: Parsing (1976), Shade (1978) and Poetic Justice (1979), while earning a living as a freelance editor.
Bernstein and Poetics
Bernstein is one of the foremost thinkers of the poets associated with L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E, and his two collections of essays, Content's Dream: Essays 1975 (1986) and A Poetics (1992), as well as his My Way: Speeches and Poems(1999) expand a position on poetry based, in part, on his close reading of the philosophy of Karl Marx, and Ludwig Wittgenstein and the writings of Gertrude Stein, Louis Zukofsky, and William Carlos Williams. More on [ Charles Bernstein ]
American Literature on the Web: Charles Bernstein - Links to general resources.
Charles Bernstein - Site includes biography, poetry, and poetic experiments.
Charles Bernstein - Biography and links about the proponent of language poetry from the Academy of American Poets.
Charles Bernstein Interview - Conversation with the writer about language poetry and his poetic vision.
Department of English: Charles Bernstein - Publications and poetics syllabi.
Poetry and/or the Sacred - Article by the poet and critic.
Report from Liberty Street - Charles Bernstein's musings on the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
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