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The Best American Poetry - by David Lehman (Paperback)

The Best American Poetry - by  David Lehman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The 1998 edition of the "year's worth of the very best" ("People") in poetry features stunning poems from such esteemed writers as Anthony Hecht, Richard Wilbur, Robert Pinsky, and Rosanna Warren. Local reading with the contributors.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The appearance of <i>The Best American Poetry</i> every September is an eagerly awaited rite of fall -- as evidenced by soaring sales and terrific reviews. The popularity of the series is ample proof that poetry is thriving <i>(The Orlando Sentinel), </i> and this year's volume will dazzle and delight, instruct and inspire. Under the guiding vision of master poet John Hollander -- one of America's most erudite literary minds -- <i>The Best American Poetry 1998</i> spotlights the imaginative power and insight of our finest poets at the fin-de-siècle. Diverse in form and method, the poems display an unwavering nobility of expression, maintaining the uncompromising artistic standards essential to <i>The Best American Poetry</i> tradition as it enters its second decade. With a foreword by series editor David Lehman and with comments from the poets illuminating their work, <i>The Best American Poetry 1998</i> will lead you on an exhilarating and inspiring literary adventure.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>People</i> A year's worth of the very best.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>David Lehman, the series editor of <i>The Best American Poetry</i>, is also the editor of <i>The Oxford Book of American Poetry</i>. His eleven books of poetry include <i>Playlist</i>, <i>Poems in the Manner Of</i>, <i>New and Selected Poems</i>, <i>When a Woman Loves a Man, </i>and <i> The Daily Mirror.</i> The most recent of his many nonfiction books is <i>One Hundred Autobiographies A Memoir</i>. He lives in New York City and Ithaca, New York.

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