M. L. Rosenthal
American literary critic and poet
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confessional poetry
- In confessional poetry: Differences between confessional poetry and earlier styles
In 1959 literary critic M.L. Rosenthal published “Poetry as Confession,” a review in The Nation of Lowell’s Life Studies, in which he describes how Lowell’s work signaled a departure from that of earlier poets. Many scholars credit this review with the origin of the term confessional poetry.
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