''The Best American Poetry 1997'', 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
James Tate.
Poets and poems included
See also
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1997 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
*January 20 — Miller Williams of Arkansas reads his poem, "Of History and Hope," at President Clinton's inaugur ...
Connie Hart The heart is forever
Notes
External links
Web page for contents of the book with links to each publication where the poems originally appeared
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