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Celebrating thirty years, the 2018 edition of the Best American Poetry - "a 'best' anthology that really lives up to its title" (Chicago Tribune) - collects the most significant poems of the year, chosen by Poet Laureate of California Dana Gioia.In a review of Best American Poetry 2017, The Washington Post said, "The poems, ordered alphabetically by author, have a wonderful cohesion and flow, as if each contributes to a larger narrative about life today." The guest editor for 2018, Dana Gioia, has an unconventional poetic background. Gioia has published five volumes of poetry, served as the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and currently sits as the Poet Laureate of California, but he is also a graduate of Stanford Business School and was once a Vice President at General Foods.
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David Lehman is a poet and the series editor for series. He teaches at The New School in New York City.
