Nations of nothing but poetry [electronic resource] : modernism, transnationalism, and synthetic vernacular writing / Matthew Hart. Hart, Matthew, Ph.D. English poetry 20th century History and criticism. American poetry 20th century History and criticism. Poetry, Modern 20th century History and criticism. Modernism (Literature) English-speaking countries. Postcolonialism in literature. Transnationalism in literature. PR605.M63 821.9109114 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. What happens when poets combine vernacular language with the spirit of modernity? Can a poem be cosmopolitanism and vernacular at the same time? This book answers these questions through case studies of Scottish, English, and 'Black Atlantic' poetries from the landmark modernist year of 1922 through the mid 1970s. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (xiv, 240 p.). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195390339.001.0001 eng Modernist literature & culture Modernist literature & culture. English-speaking countries.