{"product_id":"the-oxford-book-of-american-poetry-hardcover","title":"The Oxford Book of American Poetry - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Lehman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn Brehm\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the eagerly awaited new edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Book of American Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e brought completely up to date and dramatically expanded by poet David Lehman. It is a rich, capacious volume, featuring the work of more than 200 poets-almost three times as many as the 1976 edition. With a succinct and often witty head note introducing each author, it is certain to become the definitive anthology of American poetry for our time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLehman has gathered together all the works one would expect to find in a landmark collection of American poetry, from Whitman's \u003cem\u003eCrossing Brooklyn Ferry\u003c\/em\u003e to Stevens's \u003cem\u003eThe Idea of Order at Key West\u003c\/em\u003e, and from Eliot's \u003cem\u003eThe Waste Land to Ashbery's Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e. But equally important, the editor has significantly expanded the range of the anthology. The book includes not only writers born since the previous edition, but also many fine poets overlooked in earlier editions or little known in the past but highly deserving of attention. The anthology confers legitimacy on the Objectivist poets; the so-called Proletariat poets of the 1930s; famous poets who fell into neglect or were the victims of critical backlash (Edna St. Vincent Millay); poets whose true worth has only become clear with the passing of time (Weldon Kees). Among poets missing from Richard Ellmann's 1976 volume but published here are W. H. Auden, Charles Bukowski, Donald Justice, Carolyn Kizer, Kenneth Koch, Stanley Kunitz, Emma Lazarus, Mina Loy, Howard Moss, Lorine Niedecker, George Oppen, James Schuyler, Elinor Wylie, and Louis Zukosky. Many more women are represented: outstanding poets such as Josephine Jacobsen, Josephine Miles, May Swenson. Numerous African-American poets receive their due, and unexpected figures such as the musicians Bob Dylan, Patti Smith and Robert Johnson have a place in this important work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis stunning collection redefines the great canon of American poetry from its origins in the 17th century right up to the present. It is a must-have anthology for anyone interested in American literature and a book that is sure to be consulted, debated, and treasured for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Lehman\u003c\/strong\u003e is Poetry Coordinator of the New School Writing Program in New York City. His most recent books of poetry are \u003cem\u003eThe Evening Sun and When a Woman Loves a Man\u003c\/em\u003e and he has written five books of critical prose, including \u003cem\u003eThe Last Avant-Garde: The Making of the New York School of Poets\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Perfect Murder: A Study in Detection.\u003c\/em\u003e He founded \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e series in 1988 and continues to serve as general editor of this prestigious anthology. He also edited \u003cem\u003eGreat American Prose Poems: From Poe to the Present\u003c\/em\u003e and co-edited \u003cem\u003eThe KGB Bar Book of Poems, \u003c\/em\u003e based on the reading series he directed with Star Black in New York's East Village. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Brehm\u003c\/strong\u003e (Associate Editor) is a poet and free-lance writer. His works include \u003cem\u003eThe Way Water Moves\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSea of Faith\u003c\/em\u003e, which won a Brittingham Prize for Poetry. He lives in New York City.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.47 x 9.38 x 6.77 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762726043936,"sku":"9780195162516","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/26aa634b9c46d6e2fb95caa9e78dae83.webp?v=1780224468","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-oxford-book-of-american-poetry-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}