Home to fifty-eight author-selected Poems and accompanying essays, Personal Best: Makers on Their Poems That Matter Most is a far-reaching, essential touchstone for the art of poetry in the United States today.
The anthology gives readers--both long-time fans of poetry and those just discovering its possibilities--an intimate view of the heart and spirit That make poetry one of our Most quintessentially human forms of expression..
Including works from a wide variety of voices both new and well-established, Personal Best is a far-reaching, essential touchstone for the art of poetry in the United States today.
The anthology offers a provocative and surprising range of responses in which readers will find poetic context for the life of a poem and revelatory insight into the unique, Personal experiences That shape the writing process itself.
Personal Best: Makers on Their Poems That Matter Most is home to fifty-eight author-selected Poems and accompanying essays That explain how and why each poet chose a poem as Their Personal best.
Home to fifty-eight author-selected Poems and accompanying essays, Personal Best: Makers on Their Poems That Matter Most is a far-reaching, essential touchstone for the art of poetry in the United States today