For many, the 1960s mark the true end of modern America. Whereas the m odernists remained serious about the transcendent nature of art, the a rtists of the 1960s wanted an art that was relevant. They wanted an ar t that not only spoke about justice, but also helped create it. This p rogram explores the innovations made in American poetry in the 1960s b y Allen Ginsberg, Amiri Baraka, and Adrienne Rich.