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Off the top of my head (it's all I have time for), Haryette Mullen, Nathaniel Mackey, Will Alexander. There are lots of others in their 20s to 50s. Nowhere near parity, but Hong really overstates her case. Where is there parity in US society anyway? -----Original Message----- >From: David Lace <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Aug 24, 2015 12:03 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: "Delusions of Whiteness in the Avant-Garde" by Cathy Park Hong > >Can you name any black US poets in the “avant-garde”? Forget about Goldsmith etc. I’m assuming that you accept that the term “avant-garde” has some meaning—otherwise this will be a very vague discussion. > > >-----Original Message----- > >I don';t know enough about the UK scene to comment. I also don't know what her motives is--it might just be ignorance. If she's talking about the Kenny Goldsmith/Vanessa Place end of things, there are very few poets of any description in it.