The Best American Poetry 1997

Scribner, New York 1997

The Best American Poetry 1997. / Tate, James/Lehman, David (eds.)
The Best American Poetry 1997. James Tate: Editor, David Lehman: Series Editor. New York, Scribner Poetry 1997. 269 p., pbk. THE BEST AMERICAN POETRY 1997 Guest Editor: JAMES TATE Table of Contents Ai, Back in the World Appeared in: Quarterly West Sherman Alexie, The Exaggeration of Despair Appeared in: Urbanus Agha Shahid Ali, Return to Harmony 3 Appeared in: Verse A. R. Ammons, from "Strip" Appeared in: The Paris Review Nin Andrews, That Cold Summer Appeared in: Ploughshares L. S. Asekoff, Rounding the Horn Appeared in: American Poetry Review John Ashbery, The Problem of Anxiety Appeared in: Arshile Marianne Boruch, Camouflage Appeared in: Shenandoah Catherine Bowman, No Sorry Appeared in: TriQuarterly Joseph Brodsky, Love Song Appeared in: The New Republic Stephanie Brown, Feminine Intuition Appeared in: American Poetry Review Joshua Clover, The Map Room Appeared in: Iowa Review Billy Collins, Lines Lost Among Trees Appeared in: Poetry Gillian Conoley, The Sky Drank In Appeared in: American Letters & Commentary Jayne Cortez, The Heavy Headed Dance Appeared in: Hanging Loose Robert Creeley, Won't It Be Fine? Appeared in: Grand Street Carl Dennis, History Appeared in: The New Republic William Dickey, The Death of John Berryman Appeared in: Poetry Robert Dow, How Should I Say This? Appeared in: The Massachusetts Review Thomas Sayers Ellis, Atomic Bride Appeared in: Ploughshares Irving Feldman, You Know What I'm Saying? Appeared in: Poetry Herman Fong, Asylum Appeared in: The Gettysburg Review Dick Gallup, Backing into the Future Appeared in: The World Martin Galvin, Introductions Appeared in: Poetry Amy Gerstler, A Fan Letter Appeared in: American Poetry Review Allen Ginsberg, Is About Appeared in: The New Yorker Dana Gioia, The Litany Appeared in: The Hudson Review Elton Glaser, Smoking Appeared in: Shenandoah Kate Gleason, After Fighting for Hours Appeared in: Green Mountains Review Albert Goldbarth, Complete with Starry Night and Bourbon Shots Appeared in: Quarterly West Jorie Graham, Thinking Appeared in: The New Republic Donald Hall, The Porcelain Couple Appeared in: The New Yorker Daniel Halpern, Her Body Appeared in: Ploughshares Robert Hass, Interrupted Meditation Appeared in: Colorado Review Bob Hicok, Heroin Appeared in: Indiana Review Paul Hoover, California Appeared in: The New Republic Christine Hume, Helicopter Wrecked on a Hill Appeared in: Denver Quarterly Harry Humes, The Butterfly Effect Appeared in: The Gettysburg Review Don Hymans, Passacaglia Appeared in: Colorado Review Lawson Fusao Inada, Making It Stick Appeared in: Many Mountains Moving Richard Jackson, The Poem That Was Once Called "Desperate" But Is Now Striving to Become the Perfect Love Poem Appeared in: North American Review Gray Jacobik, Dust Storm Appeared in: Ploughshares George Kalamaras, Mud Appeared in: New Letters Jennifer L. Knox, The Bright Light of Responsibility Appeared in: Exquisite Corpse Philip Kobylarz, A Bill, Posted Appeared in: Poetry Yusef Komunyakaa, Jeanne Duval's Confession Appeared in: Black Warrior Review Elizabeth Kostova, Suddenly I Realized I Was Sitting Appeared in: Another Chicago Magazine Denise Levertov, The Change Appeared in: Seneca Review Larry Levis, Anastasia and Sandman Appeared in: American Poetry Review Matthew Lippman, Hallelujah Terrible Appeared in: Seneca Review Beth Lisick, Empress of Sighs Appeared in: Clockwatch Review Khaled Mattawa, Heartsong Appeared in: Ploughshares William Matthews, Vermin Appeared in: The New Yorker Josip Novakovich, Shadow Appeared in: Another Chicago Magazine Geoffrey Nutter, from "A Summer Evening" Appeared in: Denver Quarterly Catie Rosemurgy, Mostly Mick Jagger Appeared in: Cream City Review Clare Rossini, Valediction Appeared in: Poetry Mary Ruefle, Topophilia Appeared in: American Poetry Review Hillel Schwartz, Recruiting Poster Appeared in: Shenandoah Maureen Seaton, Fiddleheads Appeared in: Green Mountains Review Vijay Seshadri, Lifeline Appeared in: The Paris Review Steven Sherrill, Katyn Forest Appeared in: Another Chicago Magazine Charles Simic, The Something Appeared in: The New Yorker Charlie Smith, Beds Appeared in: Poetry Leon Stokesbury, Evening's End Appeared in: The Kenyon Review Mark Strand, Morning, Noon and Night Appeared in: The Times Literary Supplement Jack Turner, The Plan Appeared in: Poetry Karen Volkman, Infernal Appeared in: Chelsea Derek Walcott, Italian Eclogues Appeared in: The New York Review of Books Rosanna Warren, Diversion Appeared in: The New Republic Lewis Warsh, Downward Mobility Appeared in: The World Terence Winch, Shadow Grammar Appeared in: The World Eve Wood, Recognition Appeared in: Santa Monica Review Charles Wright, Disjecta Membra Appeared in: American Poetry Review Dean Young, Frottage Appeared in: The Gettysburg Review

0 684 81452 8