Best American Poetry, 1992

by David Lehman (Editor)

An anthology of contemporary poets presents works that reflect the diversity in American poetry

Genres: Poetry, Anthologies

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

David Lehman is a poet and the series editor for The Best American Poetry series. He teaches at The New School in New York City.

Reviews

[Taylor Franson-Thiel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love getting to review a book that has almost no reviews.

I typically read super modern poetry, or like Whitman and earlier poetry. It was wonderful to step into 1992 and get a feel for the work that was being produced then. There were some seriously magnificent poems in here that have me inspired and wanting to look deeper into some of these authors books. Very nice.

[Machim]

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[SmarterLilac · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding collection. Probably the best of the Best American Poetries in the '90s and definitely my favorite. With the unequaled incisiveness and charm of a true master, Thylias Moss' 'An Anointing' ushered me into an adult understanding of modern poetry. I was thirteen.

Years later, when I began to take the craft of writing more seriously, I tracked down this anthology again and was stunned by the power and beauty of this poem, as well as some of the other excellent ones in this anthology. Alice Fulton's 'A Little Heart to Heart With the Horizon,' Stephen Dunn's 'Smiles,' and Mekeel McBride's painfully magnificent 'All Hallows' Eve' all stand out to me as extraordinary.

Highly recommended.

[Marc Kohlman · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best Poetry books I have read to date!