{"product_id":"best-new-poets-9780976629689","title":"Best New Poets","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for earlier editions: \" These poets] prove that American poetry has the strength and vision to move beyond the MFA environment in order to reshape and reflect past traditions.\"-- \u003ci\u003eBloomsbury Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This collection stands out among the crowd claiming to represent emergent poets. Much of the editing and preliminary reading was done by emerging poets themselves, which results in an anthology that's fresh and eclectic, and may actually represent a significant portion of the best new poetry being written by the next generation.... \u003ci\u003e Best New Poets]\u003c\/i\u003e assures the reader that poetry, even in a generation of text messaging and MP3 players, is still alive and well. The youthfulness of the anthology, combined with the wide scope of its contents, is apparent in the poems, which are edgy and daring.\"-- \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntering its eighth year, \u003ci\u003eBest New Poets\u003c\/i\u003e has established itself as a crucial venue for rising poets and a valuable resource for poetry lovers. The only publication of its kind, this annual anthology is made up exclusively of work by writers who have not yet published a full-length book. The poems included in this eclectic sampling represent the best from the many that have been nominated by the country's top literary magazines and writing programs, as well as some two thousand additional poems submitted through an open online competition. The work of the fifty writers represented here provides the best perspective available on the continuing vitality of poetry as it is being practiced today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brenda Shaughnessy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Samovar Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780976629689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrenda Shaughnessy is Assistant Professor of English at Rutgers-Newark University and Poetry Editor at Large at \u003ci\u003eTin House Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the author of \u003ci\u003eOur Andromeda\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHuman Dark with Sugar, \u003c\/i\u003e and her poetry has appeared in H \u003ci\u003earper's, McSweeney's, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNation, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eParis Review.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Samovar Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40430342078579,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":13.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8715262f-8db0-425f-9788-e6edff85d4b8.jpg?v=1662817098","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/best-new-poets-9780976629689","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}