“The influence of postmodern writing techniques on creating a generative style" : a poetry project and creative thesis / by Skyler Gibbon.

Postmodern poetry can be defined at innovative, experimental, or rebellious. It contrasts more traditional forms of poetry through its evocative language, disruptive nature, and manipulation of reality. It resists Aristotelian narrative and encourages detaching the author from the poem. However, Postmodernism continues to be a concept not easily defined. In The Politics of Time: Modernity and Avant-garde, Peter Osbourne claims, “Just what the postmodern might mean, philosophically -- in the sense in which, for example, thinkers as opposed to Habermas and Foucault share a general conception of the philosophical discourse of modernity -- remains totally obscure” (Osbourne VII). However, it is through its characterizing resistance of old writing methods that Postmodern poetry remains a constant generative process that builds upon itself. In this project, I seek to explain this generative concept through my own postmodern influenced poetry. Through my experience and research of Postmodernism, I exemplify my knowledge of the subject and how I integrate postmodern methods with older methods to generate a unique style.