{"product_id":"the-best-american-poetry-paperback-2","title":"The Best American Poetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Creeley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Lehman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSince its inception in 1988, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e series has achieved brand-name status in the literary world as the preeminent showcase of each year's most important contributions to American poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e This year's exceptional volume, edited by Robert Creeley, a figure revered across teh wide spectrum of American poetry, features a diverse mix of established masters, rising stars and the leading lights of a younger generation. The pleasure of the poems selected here, Creeley explains in his introduction, is \"that they caught my fancy, some almost outrageously, some by their quiet, nearly diffident manner, some by unexpected turns of thought or insight, others by a confident authority and intent.\" With comments from the poets elucidating their work, a thought-provoking introduction from Creeley, and Lehman's always popular foreword assessing the current state of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry 2002\u003c\/i\u003e will prove as irresistible to new readers as it is indispensable for poetry fans everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Lehman, the series editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, edited \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Book of American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e. His eleven books of poetry include \u003ci\u003eThe Morning Line\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlaylist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoems in the Manner Of\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen a Woman Loves a Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mirror.\u003c\/i\u003e The most recent of his many nonfiction books is \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Romance of Murder: Crime, Detection, and the Spirit of Noir\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City and Ithaca, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761477255456,"sku":"9780743203869","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/200b52b366b4a2087ce0dfe3b269f9be.webp?v=1780208527","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-best-american-poetry-paperback-2","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}