← Charles ReznikoffCollected Poemsby Charles ReznikoffComprehensive selection of Reznikoff's documentary-based verseFind on Amazon↗About the authorCharles ReznikoffAmerican objectivist poet whose Testimony and Holocaust use found language from legal transcripts to create documentary poetry about violence in American history. His verse is among the most morally serious of the twentieth century.More by Charles ReznikoffRhythmsEarly poems marked by sharp rhythm and precise diction→By the Waters of ManhattanObjectivist poetry set in Jewish immigrant Manhattan→TestimonyDocumentary poem constructed from court testimony and legal records→HolocaustSparse poem about the Jewish Holocaust built from historical documents→