Description: Celebrating its 10th anniversary, "The Best American Poetry 1997" includes dazzling examples of verse and prose poems by established figures and exciting newcomers. Contributors include such well-known poets as Donald Hall, Mark Strand, and John Ashberry, as well as emerging poets Billy Collins, Linda Gregerson, and others.
Brief description: David Lehman, the series editor of The Best American Poetry, edited The Oxford Book of American Poetry. His books of poetry include The Morning Line, When a Woman Loves a Man, and The Daily Mirror. He has written such nonfiction books as Signs of the Times: Deconstruction and the Fall of Paul de Man. He lives in New York City and Ithaca, New York.
Review Quotes: Chicago Tribune A truly memorable anthology.