The Best American Poetry

By: Glueck, Louise

Book Overview

An anthology of contemporary poets presents works that reflect the diversity in American poetry. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0020698461
• ISBN13: 9780020698463
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Collier Books
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

best in the series

I don't know what was in the water in 1993, but, as someone who has read every year's Best American Poetry anthology, I can say this is definitely the best collection of all. Louise Gluck--who, I admit, I also quite love--does a near-perfect job in her selections. It is true that you will find all of the heavy-hitters here: Merwin, Kunitz, Ammons, Ashbery, Simic, Updike, mixed with the usual delightful surprises (Carolyn Creedon, the late Tim Dlugos, Alice Fogel, the sublime Robert Kelly.) However, Gluck has a knack for finding even the most oblique poet's most direct and elegant pieces, even unearthing an unusually tender gem from Dean Young. This is a great anthology to teach from, filled as it is with compelling pieces and fascinating behind-the-poem anecdotes by the poets.