{"product_id":"american-poetry-now-pitt-poetry-series-anthology-9780822959649","title":"American Poetry Now: Pitt Poetry Series Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Now\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive collection of the best work from the renowned Pitt Poetry Series. Since its inception in 1967, the series has been a vehicle for America's finest contemporary poets. The series list includes Poet Laureate Billy Collins, Toi Derricotte, Denise Duhamel, Lynn Emanuel, Bob Hicok, Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Kooser, Larry Levis, Sharon Olds, Alicia Suskin Ostriker, Virgil Suárez, Afaa Michael Weaver, David Wojahn, Dean Young, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout its forty-year history, the Pitt Poetry Series has provided a voice for the diversity that is American poetry, representing poets from many backgrounds without allegiance to any one school or style. American Poetry Now is a true representation of contemporary American poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEd Ochester, series editor for nearly thirty years, has assembled a quintessential selection-along with biographies and photos, an enlightening introduction, and a suggested list for further reading, all in a highly accessible format. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Now\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping anthology that will delight poetry fans, students, teachers, and general readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ed Ochester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.08w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822959649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/19\/2007 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Ochester\u003c\/b\u003e has been editor of the Pitt Poetry Series since 1978. He is former director of the creative writing program at the University of Pittsburgh, and is professor emeritus of English there. Currently, Ochester is a core faculty member of the Bennington College MFA Writing Seminars. He has twice served as president of the Association of Writers \u0026amp; Writing Programs, and recently received the organization's George Garrett. Ochester is the author of over fourteen volumes of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eUnreconstructed: Poems Selected and New (2007), The Land of Cockaigne, Cooking in Key West, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChanging the Name to Ochester\u003c\/i\u003e. He is founding editor of the literary magazine \u003ci\u003e5 AM.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40414670618739,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":37.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_be09e4b7-2e9b-440f-b7df-6d7d15532902.jpg?v=1662213934","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/american-poetry-now-pitt-poetry-series-anthology-9780822959649","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}