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    The Best American Poetry 2009: Series Editor David Lehman
    The Best American Poetry 2009: Series Editor David Lehman
    The Best American Poetry 2009: Series Editor David Lehman
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    The Best American Poetry 2009: Series Editor David Lehman

    By David Wagoner and David Lehman

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    Award-winning poet David Wagoner and renowned editor David Lehman present the 2009 edition of Best American Poetry—"a ‘best’ anthology that really lives up to its title" (Chicago Tribune).

    Eagerly anticipated by scholars, students, readers, and poets alike, Scribner’s Best American Poetry series has achieved brand-name status in the literary world, serving as a yearly guide to who’s who in American poetry. Known for his marvelous narrative skill and humane wit, David Wagoner is one of the few poets of his generation to win the universal admiration of his peers. Working in conjunction with series editor David Lehman, Wagoner brings his refreshing eye to this year’s anthology. With new work by established poets, such as Billy Collins, Denise Duhamel, Mark Doty, and Bob Hicok, The Best American Poetry 2009 also features some of tomorrow’s leading luminaries. Readers of all ages and backgrounds will treasure this illuminating collection of modern American verse.

    With its high-profile editorship and its generous embrace of American poetry in all its exuberant variety, the Best American Poetry series continues to be, as Robert Pinsky says, "as good a comprehensive overview of contemporary poetry as there can be."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScribner
    Release dateSep 22, 2009
    ISBN9781439166260
    The Best American Poetry 2009: Series Editor David Lehman

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