{"product_id":"the-best-american-poetry-david-lehman-9780684860039","title":"The Best American Poetry","description":"The 1999 edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e will exceed the expectations of the many thousands of readers who eagerly await the annual arrival of this \"truly memorable anthology\" \u003ci\u003e(Chicago Tribune).\u003c\/i\u003e Guest editor Robert Bly, an award-winning poet and translator -- famous, too, for his leadership role in the men's movement and his bestselling book, \u003ci\u003eIron John\u003c\/i\u003e -- has made selections that present American poetry in all its dazzling originality, richness, and variety. The year's poems are striking in their vibrancy; they all display that essential energy that Bly calls \"heat,\" whether the heat of friendship, the heat of form, or the heat that results when a poet \"brings the soul up close to the thing\" he or she is contemplating. With comments from the poets illuminating their work, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry 1999\u003c\/i\u003e reflects the most exciting and memorable poetry being written at the end of the millennium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Lehman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0684860031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684860039\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\/08\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 5.49w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/26\/1999 pg. 84","brand":"David Lehman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925583823103,"sku":"9780684860039","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_db8f0b1c-d571-4d46-a58c-e03bae1b2ca2.jpg?v=1681078135","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-best-american-poetry-david-lehman-9780684860039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}