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This article explores poetic practices of copying and recycling that follow a "cannibalistic" logic. Taking a cue from theories of literary relationality elaborated by Edward Said, Haroldo De Campos, Oswald De Andrade, Édouard Glissant, Jorge Luis Borges, and Marcus Boon, I examine innovations in the work of poets such as Mónica de la Torre, Timothy Donnelly, Terrance Hayes, Mark McMorris, Haryette Mullen, M. NourbeSe Philip, and Wendy Walker. While it is unusual to read North American poetry in connection with postcolonial and Latin American literary theory, my article's method enacts the same kind of poetic circuit that I am interested in exploring. Seeking to build on recent comparative approaches to twentieth-century poetry I argue that tracing dialogues and conceptual affinities across linguistic and regional boundaries is crucial for understanding the development of experimental poetics in the American Hemisphere. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers criticism on the poetry of Robert Penn Warren, focusing on the poem "Red-Tail Hawk and Pyre of Youth." The author looks at the development of romantic theories in poetry, the significance of destruction in reliving the past, and the correlation between imitation and originality. The article also discusses romantic aesthetic philosophy and views on individuality and knowledge.