Question
Answer the following about the poetry magazine Yugen, for 10 points each.
[10e] Starting in 1958, Yugen published work by authors from this literary movement, which included Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.
ANSWER: Beat poets [or Beat poetry; or the Beat Generation; accept Beatniks]
[10m] Yugen’s first edition included a Ginsberg poem titled for “Hitch-hiking” on this island, which at various times was home to Ernest Hemingway and Elizabeth Bishop. The line “She sang beyond the genius of the sea” opens a poem titled for this island.
ANSWER: Key West [accept “Hitch-hiking Key West”; accept “The Idea of Order at Key West”; reject the “Florida Keys”]
[10h] Yugen was edited by Hettie Cohen and this other poet, to whom she was married. After moving away from Beat poetry, this poet wrote the play Dutchman.
ANSWER: Amiri Baraka [or Imamu Amiri Baraka; or Everett Leroy Jones ; or LeRoi Jones]
<Joseph Krol, Literature - American - Poetry> ~23284~ <Editor: Chandler West>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 31 | 20.65 | 100% | 84% | 23% |