The Best American Poetry 2000

The Best American Poetry 2000

by David Lehman (Series Editor), David Lehman (Series Editor), Rita Dove (Editor)

Synopsis

Since its debut in 1988, sales for THE BEST AMERICAN POETRY have nearly quadrupled. Now, in the midst of a present 'explosion in the interest of poetry nationwide' (The New York Times), this renowned seried promises to deliver one of its finest volumes yet with Rita Dove as the year's guest editor. One of the most prominent figures in the poetry world, former Poet Laureate Dove brings all of her dynamism and well-honed acumen to bear on the project. Dove has chosen the best poems of the year from a wide range of literary magazines and journals. Along with the work of today's most celebrated poets, including W.S Merwin, Lucille Clifton, Susan Mitchell, and John Ashbery, Dove has also selected several fresh and diverse poems from a host of groundbreaking newcomers. Featuring comments from the poets elucidating their work and a Foreword by Series Editor David Lehman, THE BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2000 is an especially strong addition to the series PEOPLE magazine called, 'a year's worth of the very best.'

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 288
Edition: 2000 ed.
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 19 Mar 2001

ISBN 10: 0743200330
ISBN 13: 9780743200332
Book Overview: Rita Dove won the Pulitzer Prize in 1987 for Thomas and Beulah . She was the Poet Laureate of the United States from 1993 to 1995.

Media Reviews
People A year's worth of the very best.
Author Bio
David Lehman, the series editor of The Best American Poetry, is also the editor of the Oxford Book of American Poetry. His books of poetry include Poems in the Manner Of, New and Selected Poems, Yeshiva Boys, When a Woman Loves a Man, and The Daily Mirror. He lives in New York City and Ithaca, New York. Rita Dove is the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. She was the Poet Laureate of the United States from 1993 to 1995, and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1987 for THOMAS AND BEULAH.