Mark Doty's Introductory Essay.
Poets.
Places of first publication.
BUY:
The Best American Poetry 2012
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T.S. Eliot once wrote: "Upon giving the matter a little attention, we perceive that criticism, far from being a simple and orderly field of beneficent activity, from which impostors can be readily ejected, is no better than a Sunday park of contending and contentious orators, who have not even arrived at the articulation of their differences." |
BUY:
The Best American Poetry 2012
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Of the 75 poets whose work is included (one poems each), see our web pages on:
Best of the "Best" poems include:
At the end of the book, 44 pages are allocated for poets' comments. Often a poet's comments considerably illuminate — or are even more interesting than — the poem.
BUY:
The Best American Poetry 2012
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Notice the mode (most common) of the birth decades of the poets:
From 2006 to the current issue, quick glances at birth dates give this approximation:
Birth
decade | 2012 issue
[omits 3 DTS] | 2011 issue. | 2010 issue. | 2009 issue. | 2008 issue. | 2007 issue. | 2006 issue. | 1995 issue. |
2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1980s | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1970s | 10+5=15 | 10+3=13 | 10+1=11 | 9 | 10+2=12 | 10+6=16 | 10+1=11 | 0 |
1960s | 10+5=15 | 10+6+2=18 | 10+7=17 | 10+8=18 | 10 | 10+3=13 | 10+2=12 | 7 |
1950s | 10+7=17 | 10+6=16 | 10+10+1=21 | 10+3=13 | 10+10+1=21 | 10+5=15 | 10+4=14 | 10+10+10=30 |
1940s | 9+2=11 | 9+2=11 | 10+5=15 | 10+9=19 | 10+6=16 | 10+5=15 | 10+10+3=23 | 10+10=20 |
1930s | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
1920s | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10+2=12 |
1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BUY:
The Best American Poetry 2012
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Acknowledges first appearance in 41 publications, which is the lowest it has been in eight years
2012 issue | 2011 issue | 2010 issue | 2009 issue | 2008 issue | 2007 issue | 2006 issue | 2005 issue | |
Number of publications
as source of poems | 41 | 53 | 52 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 52 | 60 |
Places of first publication for this collection are:
Related pages:
Books of Poetry Form Alphabetic list of poetry forms and poets How to Write Poetry |
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