Deep image is a term coined by U.S. poetsJerome Rothenberg andRobert Kelly in the second issue of the magazineTrobar in 1961.[1][2] They used the term to describe poetry written byDiane Wakoski,Clayton Eshleman, and themselves.
In creating the term, Rothenberg was inspired by theSpanishcante jondo ("deep song"), especially the work ofFederico García Lorca and by thesymbolist theory ofcorrespondences.
In general, deep image poems are resonant, stylized and heroic in tone. Longer poems tend to be catalogues of free-standing images.
The deep image group was short-lived in the manner that Kelly and Rothenberg defined.
It was later redeveloped byRobert Bly and used by many, such asGalway Kinnell andJames Wright. The redevelopment relied on being concrete, not abstract, and to let the images make the experience and to let the images and experience generate the meanings. This new style of Deep Image tended to be narrative, but was often lyrical.[3]
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