TheBestAmericanPoetry series consists of annual poetry anthologies, each containing seventy-five poems. The series, begun by poet and editor David Lehman...
information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). 1 May 1999 — Andrew Motion becomes Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom...
featured in TheBestAmericanPoetry1999 and 2000, and her essays appear in BestAmerican Essays 1996, 1998, and 2001. Oliver was the editor of the 2009 edition...
weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, and is a key text of the mythopoetic men's movement. He won the 1968 National Book Award for Poetry for his...
Americanpoetry refers to thepoetry of the United States. It arose first as efforts by American colonists to add their voices to English poetry in the...
TheBestAmericanPoetry 1988, the first volume in TheBestAmericanPoetry series, was edited by David Lehman and by guest editor John Ashbery, who chose...
The Bollingen Prize for Poetry is a literary honor bestowed on an American poet. Every two years, the award recognizes a poet for best new volume of work...
1934) is an American poet, writer, and professor. She was a leading figure in the Black Arts Movement and has written over a dozen books of poetry, as well...
Father's Fields included in TheBestAmericanPoetry1999 Trying to Catch the Horses received the Gold Award in the 2000 Book of the Year Awards by ForeWord...
response. American poet Marc Smith was credited with starting thepoetry slam at the Get Me High Lounge in Chicago in November 1984. In July 1986, the original...
The Academy of American Poets is a national, member-supported organization that promotes poets and the art of poetry. The nonprofit organization was incorporated...
Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings...
National Poetry Month, a celebration of poetry which takes place each April, was introduced in 1996 and is organized by the Academy of American Poets as...
judges for the National Book Award. Hecht is a longtime blogger for TheBestAmericanPoetry series web site and maintains a personal blog on her website. She...
An American Prayer is the ninth and final studio album by theAmerican rock band the Doors. Following the death of Jim Morrison and the band's breakup...
against the War. Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 978-1-56025-539-0. Billy Collins; David Lehman, eds. (2006). ThebestAmericanpoetry, 2006. Scribner Poetry....
1, 1956) is an American singer, artist, and poet. She is best known for her work as a singer in the California punk rock band X. The 21-year-old Cervenka...
Percival Everett (born December 22, 1956) is an American writer and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. He has described...
Randall. "Fifty Years of AmericanPoetry." No Other Book: Selected Essays. HarperCollins, 1999. "Birches by Robert Frost". ThePoetry Foundation. Retrieved...