From Modernism to Postmodernism: American Poetry and Theory in the Twentieth Century - Hardcoverby Jennifer Ashton (Author) In this overview of twentieth century American poetry, Jennifer Ashton examines the relationship between modernist and postmodernist American poetics. Ashton moves between the iconic figures of American modernism Stein, Williams, Pound and developments in contemporary American poetry to show how contemporary poetics, specially the school known as language poetry, have attempted to redefine the modernist legacy. She explores