An annual anthology of 50 poems from emerging writers nominated by writing programs, literary magazines, and an open competition.
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"New work that radiates, by turns, with lyric depth, narrative complexity, cultural savvy, and a prodigious range of human emotion." --Lisa Russ Spaar
"This anthology ... deserves and demands our attention. The poems attract us with direct, intense, and formal authority." --Eric Pankey
"This anthology ... deserves and demands our attention. The poems attract us with direct, intense, and formal authority." --Eric Pankey
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This small anthology represents some of the best new poetry from the writers of tomorrow. In 138 pages, Best New Poets 2005 showcases fifty poems by poets who have yet to publish their first book-length collection.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Uneven, but with some strong highlights,
This review is from: Best New Poets 2005 (Paperback)
As is the case with every anthology that features only one poem per author, this one is uneven, but there are, in my opinion, as many good poems as there are poor ones. More importantly, the anthology includes a wide variety of styles and voices, which makes it stand out from many of the Best American Poetry anthologies, in which the guest editor often seems biased towards the particular style that most resembles his or her own. There is also the fact that this anthology features "new" poets, or poets who are yet to publish a book, and, in a way, this assures that the politics of poetry stay out of the way. In other words: why are Billy Collins, Jorie Graham and John Ashbery in virtually every volume of "Best American Poetry"? Is it because their particular poems merit it, or because of their name and place in contemporary American poetry? No similar questions can be raised about this anthology. Some of the highlights include Allen Braden, Cecily Parks, Kevin A. Gonzalez, Dan Albergotti and Cynthia Marie Hoffman.
2 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed,
This review is from: Best New Poets 2005 (Paperback)
I bought two copies, one for me and one for my daughter, who writes poetry. Neither of us has found a poem we really liked. Too many of the poems are "I oriented" and unhappy. Not my cup of tea.
0 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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What Does George Garrett Know About "New" Poets?,
This review is from: Best New Poets 2005 (Paperback)
What Does George Garrett Know About "New" Poets?
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