Book description
The
Best American Poetry
series is a beloved mainstay of American poetry. This year's edition
was edited by one of the most admired and acclaimed poets of his
generation, Charles Wright. Known for his meditative and beautiful
observations of landscape, change, and time,Wright brings his particular
sensibility to this year's anthology, which contains an ecumenical slant
that is unprecedented for the series. He has gathered an astonishing
selection of work that includes new poems by Carolyn Forché, Jorie
Graham, Louise Glück, Frank Bidart, Frederick Seidel, Patti Smith, and
Kevin Young and showcases a dazzling array of rising stars like Joshua
Beckman, Erica Dawson, and Alex Lemon.
With captivating and revelatory notes from the poets on their works
and sage and erudite introductory essays by Wright and series editor
David Lehman, The Best American Poetry 2008 will be read,
discussed, debated, and prized for years to come.
David Lehman, who founded The Best American
Poetry series in 1988, is the editor of The Oxford
Book of American Poetry and the author of seven books of poetry,
including When a Woman Loves a Man. He teaches in the graduate
writing program at the New School and lives in New York City and in
Ithaca, New York.
