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Title: The Best American Poetry 1999 by Robert Bly, David Lehman ISBN: 0-684-86003-1 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 08 September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.4 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Magnificent
Comment: This is simply the most superb installment in the series of Best American poetry anthologies. Robert Bly has chosen rich poems that are free of airs and stuffy language, cultivating the unmistakable flavor of American poetry. From newer names like the delightful Billy Collins to older legends such as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Phil Levine and Robert Creely, The Best American Poetry of 1999 will have every reader finding something to love within its pages. All poetry lovers-particularly those who are tired of the so-called "language poets"-must give this book a try.
Rating: 5
Summary: Harold Bloom woke this series up!
Comment: Bloom's scathing, right-on-the-mark intro to 1997's Best of the Best seems to have breathed new life into this series. John Hollander has followed in the footsteps of Bloom by choosing poems that represent a wide range of styles, talents, and persuasions, but share one thing- poetic excellence. Though I'd like to see more selections from smaller presses, I'm delighted to have a book of 1998 poetry that doesn't advance a political agenda or look beyond the poems themselves to find meaning and value. Craig Arnold's "Hot" is worth the cover pirce alone- a poem that resonates, haunts, and changes on every re-reading. Selections by Ammons, Bly, Ashbery, and Strand show these masters at their finest. Bloom revitalized this once-sleepy series last year, and Hollander follows with a selection of poems that is even better than the Best of the Best. If you fear that we have lost our poetic magic in the late 20th century, this book will give you cause to reconsider.
Rating: 5
Summary: Refreshingly accessible
Comment: I look forward to each new installment of the BAP series, and I appreciate the unique gloss that each guest editor puts on "their" edition. I enjoy some volumes more than others, and Bly's is one of my favorites. I wearied of the political stridency in Adrienne Rich's 1996 volume, and John Hollander's 1998 volume was a bit too formalistic. Bly's volume, though, contains a nice selection of accessible, incisive and sparkling poems--crisp, pungent and immediate.
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Title: The Best American Poetry 2000 (Best American Poetry (Paper), 2000) by Rita Dove, David Lehman ISBN: 0743200330 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Best American Poetry 2001 (Best American Poetry (Paper)) by David Lehman, Robert Hass ISBN: 0743203844 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Best American Poetry 1997 (Paper) by James Tate, David Lehman ISBN: 0684814528 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Best American Poetry 2002 (Best American Poetry (Paper)) by Robert Creeley, David Lehman ISBN: 0743203860 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 17 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Best American Poetry 1996 (Paper) by Adrienne Rich, David Lehman ISBN: 068481451X Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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