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With captivating and revelatory notes from the poets on their works and sage and erudite introductory essays by Wright and series editor David Lehman, The Best American Poetry 2008 will be read, discussed, debated, and prized for years to come.

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This year the job was done very well. The works were pulled from unique sources regardless of the place (a theological review & the New York Review of Books etc.) & the writers were focused upon. John Ashbery is in this year's work as well as the entire Dark Room Collective. I saw Kevin Young's poem appear in Poetry & knew this would be included. They did a good crunch time job of uniting all the sources & strongest writers of our generation to pull together the best work. Kudos to Lehman & Wright. Just a note: This is my third year buying the collection & it's the best I've seen, Gluck, Trethewey, Young, everyone basically. I thought 2006 was dominated by Kay Ryan's poem. I thought 2007 was focused upon "sounds" as opposed to word choice. & this years collection is focused upon voice.