Fugitives (poets)

The Fugitives, also known as the Fugitive Poets, is the name given to a group of poets and literary scholars at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, who published a literary magazine from 1922 to 1925 called The Fugitive.[1]: 13  The group, primarily driven by Robert Penn Warren, John Crowe Ransom, Donald Davidson, and Allen Tate, formed a major school of twentieth century poetry in the United States.[1]: 13  With it, a major period of modern Southern literature began.[1]: 13  Their poetry was formal and featured traditional prosody and concrete imagery often from experiences of the rural south.[2] The group has some overlap with two later movements: Southern Agrarians and New Criticism.[1]: 11 

  1. ^ a b c d Pratt, William C. (1991). The Fugitive poets : Modern Southern Poetry in Perspective (1st Sanders ed.). Nashville: J.S. Sanders. ISBN 1879941007.
  2. ^ "Glossary of Poetic Terms/Schools & Periods/Fugitives". poetryfoundation.org. Poetry Foundation. Retrieved May 13, 2020.