''The Best American Poetry 2009'', 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 poet
David Wagoner
David Russell Wagoner (June 5, 1926 – December 18, 2021) was an American poet, novelist, and educator.
Biography
David Russell Wagoner was born on June 5, 1926, in Massillon, Ohio. Raised in Whiting, Indiana, from the age of seven, Wagoner at ...
, guest editor, who made the final selections, and
David Lehman
David Lehman (born June 11, 1948[David Lehman]
at poets.org) is an American poet, non-fiction writer, and li ...
, the general editor for the series.
This book is the 22nd volume in the most popular annual poetry anthology in the United States.
Academy of American Poets Web site, Web page/article titled "Great Anthology: Best American Poetry Series", no byline, accessed January 21, 2006
See also
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2009 in poetry
Notes
External links
Web page for the book
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Best American Poetry series
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Poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...
American poetry anthologies