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This was followed in 2013 by The Best of the Best American Poetry: 25th Anniversary Edition (2013), in which guest editor Robert Pinsky selected 100 poems from the series' history. A collection of Lehman's forewords was published together as a look at contemporary poetry called The State of the Art: A Chronicle of American Poetry, 1988–2014.
Michael Lally (born May 25, 1942) is an American-born poet and the author of more than 30 books of poetry.He is considered part of the New York School of poetry, which began in the early 1950s and is acknowledged as one of the most influential movements of American poetry.
David Lehman (born June 11, 1948) is an American poet, non-fiction writer, and literary critic, and the founder and series editor for The Best American Poetry.He was a writer and freelance journalist for fifteen years, writing for such publications as Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.
His poems were nominated for the Pushcart Prize by the Greensboro Review and North American Review. Hudson gained attention by publishing a poem in the literary periodical Prairie Schooner which then was selected by poet and novelist Sherman Alexie for the 2015 edition of the Best American Poetry anthology series.
The Best of the Best American Poetry 1988–1997, a volume in The Best American Poetry series, was edited by David Lehman and by guest editor Harold Bloom, who chose the poems. Bloom selected poems from every entry in the series through 1997, with the exception of the 1996 volume, edited by Adrienne Rich.
Poetry: Wyatt Prunty "March" Connecticut Review: Stephen Sandy "Four Corners, Vermont" The New Republic: Alan Shapiro "The Coat" Ploughshares: Robert B. Shaw "A Geode" The Hudson Review: Charles Simic "Ambiguity's Wedding" FIELD: Mark Strand "The View" The London Review of Books: James Tate "Dream On" American Poetry Review: Sidney Wade "A Calm ...
The Best American Poetry 2009, a volume in The Best American Poetry series, was edited by poet David Wagoner, guest editor, who made the final selections, and David Lehman, the general editor for the series. This book is the 22nd volume in the most popular annual poetry anthology in the United States. [1]
Hershon's work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Poetry Northwest, the World, Michigan Quarterly, Ploughshares, [2] and The Nation, and in numerous anthologies. He has written for the blogs of Best American Poetry and The Poetry Foundation. [3]