Writing (as) (and) thinking: Charles Bernstein's work "in" language

Taking up the tension between poetry and philosophy, this article traces the way the poetics of American Language poet Charles Bernstein redefines the domains of these two modes of discourse, and demonstrates how they share a common medium, a common ground, and common issues. By erasing generic differences and questioning stylistic decisions, Bernstein proves to be not so much a poet of grammar or a mechanic of syntax as a "technician of the human.".