''The Best American Poetry 1996'', a volume in ''
The Best American Poetry series
''The Best American Poetry'' series consists of annual poetry anthologies, each containing seventy-five poems.
Background
The series, begun by poet and editor David Lehman in 1988, has a different guest editor every year. Lehman, still the general ...
'', was edited by
David Lehman
David Lehman (born June 11, 1948[David Lehman]
at poets.org) is an American poet, non-fiction writer, and li ...
and by guest editor
Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Cecile Rich ( ; May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012) was an American poet, essayist and feminist. She was called "one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century", and was credited with bringing "th ...
.
Poets and poems included
See also
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1996 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
* April – National Poetry Month established by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and ap ...
Notes
External links
Web page for contents of the book with links to each publication where the poems originally appeared
Drumvoices Revue, vol. 4-- Raymond Patterson's "Harlem Suite" is on p. 136-137
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