Books : The Best American Poetry 2007 (The Best American Poetry)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.008
EAN: 9780743299732
ISBN: 0743299736
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: September 11, 2007
Publisher: Scribner
Sales Rank: 64614
Studio: Scribner
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Product Description:
The twentieth edition of the Best American Poetry series celebrates the rich and fertile landscape of American poetry. Renowned poet Heather McHugh loves words and the unexpected places they take you; her own poetry elevates wordplay to a species of metaphysical wit. For this year's anthology McHugh has culled a spectacular group of poems reflecting her passion for language, her acumen, and her vivacious humor.
Graced with McHugh's fascinating introduction, the book includes the poets' valuable comments on their work, as well as series editor David Lehman's engaging foreword that limns the necessity of poetry. The Best American Poetry 2007 is an exciting addition to a series committed to covering the American poetry scene and delivering great poems to a broad audience.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Horrible
I don't need to say anything else. Wish I could get my money and time back.
Rating:  - Surface and depth
I assisted a stoneworker once in the construction of a foundation. From a large pile of stones he was adept at quickly finding those which the wall required, the shape of substance equal to the shape of absence, soon filled. He said it was largely a matter of having scanned the available material and letting his unconscious mind direct him to a conscious, and mostly correct, choice. Of course, in using language, we do something similar, swiftly rummaging through the word hoard for the thing we wish ... Read More
Rating:  - Some poems are interesting. Most are dull.
There are a few poems in this book that are worth reading-- Milton Kessler's "Comma of God," for example-- but most of them are forgettable or nauseating. Some of the poems are so irritating or inept (or both) that you'll want to shove the book into the shredder. More irritating than the poems, though, is the section that contains the contributors' comments. Here's a sample by Thomas Fink: "By entertaining varied perspectives on interpersonal and intergroup conflict and by disrupting continuity between ... Read More
Rating: - Truly unimpressive
I was incredibly disappointed in this work. The selection of poems as "best" in America in 2007 was stunning in its mediocrity, and even outright poverty. If these are truly the best poems in America, we really are in trouble. I have never written a review before but this terrible book just made me want to cry out in protest.
Rating: - a welcome addition to the series
I've found many of the BAP series to be highly dissapointing. But it is hard to select a best of when it comes to poetry. It really depends on what you like to read. Now, there are some truly awful poems in here, and I'm not sure McHugh was the best choice as an editor, but she really picked some great poems. Sure about a quarter of them are awful, but most are readable or good. And then there are the great ones: Geffrey Brock, Galway Kinnell, Marya Rosenberg, David Shumate, Brian Turner, Charles Harper Webb ... Read More
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