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1	New and Selected Poems: Volume One more books like this by Mary Oliver add to wishlist Here, as-yet-uncollected poems by the 1983 Pulitzer prize-winng poet open the collection, which proceeds backward through a 30-year selection of her verse. Incorporating both natural and domestic imagery, Oliver's even voice summons the spiritual into her own backyard. This volume was awarded the 1992 National Book Award. see all copies from $5.98! new only from $8.08! \| SVS
2	The Best American Poetry more books like this by David Lehman (Editor), Charles Wright (Editor) add to wishlist Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Wright and renowned editor Lehman present the 21st edition of the Best American Poetry series, which Robert Pinsky calls, as good a comprehensive overview of contemporary poetry as there can be. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $5.01! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Contemporary American Poetry more books like this by A Poulin add to wishlist This highly respected anthology presents the works of 70 poets who have shaped the contours and direction of mainstream American poetry from 1960 to the present. Designed to provide a rich reading experience for both undergrad and graduate courses, more than 500 selections illustrate the variety and vitality of American poetry over the last few ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $47.25! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry more books like this by Professor J D McClatchy (Editor) add to wishlist From Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, and John Berryman to Allen Ginsburg, John Ashbery, and Frank O'Hara, here are the iconic poets of the past half-century, men and women who have used and reshaped the American language in all its vigorous, daring, tender, and intimate depth and breadth. see all copies from $5.25! new only from $9.54! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The new American poetry, 1945-1960 more books like this by Donald Allen add to wishlist This is a reprint of a seminal anthology, one which collected the poetry of future greats John Ashbery, Barbara Guest, Frank O'Hara, Jack Spicer, Robert Duncan, and Charles Olson before they were the household names (for poets, at least) they later became. see all copies from $6.95! new only from $35.86! \| first editions
6	American Hybrid: A Norton Anthology of New Poetry more books like this by Cole Swensen (Editor), Professor David St John (Editor) add to wishlist As Cole Swensen argues in the introduction to this comprehensive new anthology, the long-acknowledged 'fundamental division' between experimental and traditional is disappearing in American poetry in favour of hybrid approaches that blend trends from accessible lyricism to linguistic exploration. The focus in "American Hybrid" is on the blend; the ... see all copies from $12.23! new only from $16.25! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Anthology of Modern American Poetry more books like this by Cary Nelson (Editor), Emory Elliott (Editor), A Walton Litz (Editor) add to wishlist Anthology of Modern American Poetry contains more than 750 poems by 161 American poets, including many who have not been anthologized before. Spanning a period from Walt Whitman to Sherman Alexie, this collection is the first to review the twentieth century comprehensively. It presents not only the canonical poetry of the last hundred years but ... see all copies from $22.69! new only from $49.55! \| SVS
8	Modern American Poets: Their Voices and Visions more books like this by Robert DiYanni add to wishlist Developed to be used alone or as part of the Annenberg-funded telecourse, "Modern American Poets" provides a rich collection of American poetry from the 20-century and includes an extensive selection of poems by thirteen poets represented in the film series, as well as additional poems representing the voices and visions of more then 60 other ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
9	Voice That Is Great Within Us: American Poetry of the Twentieth Century more books like this by Hayden Carruth add to wishlist This anthology of poetry presents works from influential poets of the twentieth century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.03! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Sylvia Plath more books like this by Sylvia Plath (Read by) add to wishlist Plath's poetry is characterized by bold metaphors, heightened language, and violent imagery. Intensely autobiographical, they detail her angry struggles with her own mental disturbances and with the oppressions of patriarchy. see all copies from $6.67! new only from $6.67! \| first editions
11 view cover	Contemporary American Poetry Sixth Edition more books like this by A Poulin add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
12 view cover	The Best American Poetry more books like this by Billy Collins (Editor), David Lehman (Editor) add to wishlist One of the most popular poets since Robert Frost, former Poet Laureate Billy Collins guest edits the 2006 edition of the lauded annual anthology of contemporary American poetry. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
13 view cover	Eight American Poets: An Anthology more books like this by Joel Conarroe (Editor) add to wishlist In this generous anthology, Joel Conarroe has assembled the work of eight poets who have shaped--and to some extent defined--American verse since 1940: Elizabeth Bishop, James Merrill, Sylvia Plath, Allen Ginsberg, Theodore Roethke, John Berryman, Anne Sexton, and Robert Lowell. The 164 selections in Eight American Poets include widely ... see all copies from $2.61! new only from $6.87! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Strong Measures: Contemporary American Poetry in Traditional Forms more books like this by Professor Philip Dacey add to wishlist see all copies from $10.29! new only from $101.13! \| SVS
15 view cover	Finders Keepers: Selected Prose 1971-2001 more books like this by Seamus Heaney add to wishlist Heaney's best prose of the last three decades is collected in this comprehensive volume of the Nobel Prize winner's work. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Poets of World War II more books like this by Harvey Shapiro (Editor) add to wishlist Acclaimed poet and World War II veteran Shapiro's pathbreaking gathering of work by more than 60 poets of the war years includes Randall Jarrell, Anthony Hecht, George Oppen, Richard Eberhart, William Bronk, and Woody Guthrie. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $4.28! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Reflections on a gift of watermelon pickle ... and other modern verse more books like this by Stephen Dunning (Compiled by), Edward G. Lueders, Hugh Letcher Smith add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	100 Essential Modern Poems more books like this by Joseph Parisi (Selected by) add to wishlist Inspired and inspirational, worldly wise, deeply felt, and often delightfully funny, here in one compact volume are 100 of the greatest poems written in English over the last century, memorable masterpieces that everyone should know and enjoy. see all copies from $3.76! new only from $13.78! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Twentieth-Century American Poetry more books like this by Dana Gioia, David Mason, Meg Schoerke add to wishlist This is a landmark publication - the first anthology of 20th-century American poetry. Written by three poetry scholars, including 2002 American Book Award winner Dana Gioia, this anthology spans the development of American poetry throughout the 20th century. The first of its kind, this anthology includes both well-known poets and poems, and the ... see all copies from $51.73! new only from $71.73! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Mornings Like This: Found Poems more books like this by Annie Dillard add to wishlist Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Annie Dillard created these witty poems by refashioning and editing the words of passages from old nonfiction books on unusual topics. The result is a new form of poetry, what she labels "Found Poems." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Best American Poetry 1997 more books like this by James Tate (Editor), David Lehman (Editor) add to wishlist A selection of the 75 best American poems of 1997 chosen by poet James Tate. The verse and prose poems are by both established figures such as Jorie Graham, Donald Hall and John Ashberry, and emerging poets such as Billy Collins and Linda Gregerson. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.58! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	From Totems to Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas 1900-2002 more books like this by Ishmael Reed (Editor), Editor * (Editor) add to wishlist Celebrated novelist, poet, and MacArthur fellow Ishmael Reed pushes the boundaries once again in the publication of From Totems to Hip Hopa truly all-inclusive multicultural anthologya literary event which will finally even the playing field. This important collection synthesizes and presents broad swaths of work from poets of all races and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Best American Poetry more books like this by Paul Muldoon (Editor), David Lehman (Editor) add to wishlist Paul Muldoon picks 75 poems as the best of the year--work by both big-name poets (Donald Justice, A. R. Ammons, Charles Simic) and relative unknowns (Victoria Chang, Stacey Harwood). He also includes a long excerpt from a book-length poem by Lyn Hejinian and a posthumous poem by John Ashbery about 9/11. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Best American Poetry more books like this by Robert Creeley (Editor), David Lehman (Editor) add to wishlist The definitive annual "who's who" in American poetry spotlights the work of today's most innovative and talented American poets. This outstanding volume features established masters, rising stars, and the leading lights of a younger generation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Best American Poetry 1993 more books like this by Louise Glueck, David Lehman (Editor) add to wishlist The Best American Poetry is meant to be, in several senses, a state-of-the-art anthology. The selections are made each year by a different guest editor--in each case, a distinguished American poet--who reads many hundreds of poems culled from dozens of periodicals. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98! \| first editions \| SVS

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	Best American Poetry 2001 by Robert Hass (Editor) see all from $1.99! new only from $3.89!
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