{"product_id":"best-american-poetry-2018-david-lehman-9781501127809","title":"Best American Poetry 2018","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe 2018 edition of the \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e--\"a 'best' anthology that really lives up to its title\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e)--collects the most significant poems of the year, chosen by Poet Laureate of California Dana Gioia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe guest editor for 2018, Dana Gioia, has an unconventional poetic background. Gioia has published five volumes of poetry, served as the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and currently sits as the Poet Laureate of California, but he is also a graduate of Stanford Business School and was once a Vice President at General Foods. He has studied opera and is a published librettist, in addition to his prolific work in critical essay writing and editing literary anthologies. Having lived several lives, Gioia brings an insightful, varied, eclectic eye to this year's \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With his classic essay \"Can Poetry Matter?\", originally run in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAtlantic \u003c\/i\u003ein 1991, Gioia considered whether there is a place for poetry to be a part of modern American mainstream culture. Decades later, the debate continues, but \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry 2018\u003c\/i\u003e stands as evidence that poetry is very much present, relevant, and finding new readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Lehman, Dana Gioia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501127802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501127809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"David Lehman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042353049855,"sku":"9781501127809","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2415df86-c0a0-46b4-83a5-5b40f7da0790.jpg?v=1684961012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/best-american-poetry-2018-david-lehman-9781501127809","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}