Book description
"Poetry encourages us to have dialogue through the observed, the
felt, and the imaginary," writes editor Yusef Komunyakaa in his
thought-provoking introduction to
The Best American Poetry 2003.
As a black child of the American South and a decorated veteran of the
Vietnam War, Komunyakaa brings his singular vision to this outstanding
volume. Included here is a diverse mix of senior masters, crowd-pleasing
bards, rising stars, and the fresh voices of an emerging generation.
With comments from the poets elucidating their work and series editor
David Lehman's eloquent foreword assessing the state of the art, The
Best American Poetry 2003 is a must-have for readers of contemporary
poetry.
Jonathan Aaron Beth Anderson Nin Andrews Wendell Berry
Frank Bidart Diann Blakely Bruce Bond Catherine Bowman
Rosemary Catacalos Joshua Clover Billy Collins Michael S.
Collins Carl Dennis Susan Dickman Rita Dove Stephen Dunn
Stuart Dybek Charles Fort James Galvin Amy Gerstler Louise
Glück Michael Goldman Ray Gonzalez Linda Gregg Mark Halliday
Michael S. Harper Matthea Harvey George Higgins Edward Hirsch
Tony Hoagland Richard Howard Rodney Jones Joy Katz Brigit
Pegeen Kelly Galway Kinnell Carolyn Kizer Jennifer L. Knox
Kenneth Koch John Koethe Ted Kooser Philip Levine J. D.
McClatchy W. S. Merwin Heather Moss Stanley Moss Paul Muldoon
Peggy Munson Marilyn Nelson Daniel Nester Naomi Shihab Nye
Ishle Yi Park Robert Pinsky Kevin Prufer Ed Roberson Vijay
Seshadri Alan Shapiro Myra Shapiro Bruce Smith Charlie Smith
Maura Stanton Ruth Stone James Tate William Tremblay Natasha
Trethewey David Wagoner Ronald Wallace Lewis Warsh Susan
Wheeler Richard Wilbur C. K. Williams Terence Winch David
Wojahn Robert Wrigley Anna Ziegler Ahmos Zu-Bolton II
Library Journal One of the best things going
in modern american literature.
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.
