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An eclectic selection of poetry chosen from submissions by journals, writing programs, and open competition. Criteria used to define "new poet" is not having a full-length book of poetry published yet.
Eh. Um. I love this series so much, and this is the only one to which my response was, "whatever..." I still haven't read all the poems in the book--they are just so uninteresting! Poems barely knocked my socks off, which past editions proved this series capable of doing. What makes the big difference? Perhaps I don't like the editor's views/tastes/leanings in poetry. Not having read any of her work, I'd say it's an uneducated guess. This year was the only year I did not submit work for the publ...
I can't say that I was incredibly impressed with this collection. Though most (if not all) of the work shows talent, very little took my breath away or even made me want to seek out more work by these poets.My favorites:David Welch, Natalie Diaz, Julie Sophia Paegle, Christina Duhig, Margaret Ronda, and Catherine Pierce.After typing out that list, I would have to say that the female poets in this collection seem to have stronger voices than the male poets, overall.
The poems vary in quality but represent an interesting mix of what's currently out there in literary journals and MFA programs. A good way to get a taste of what journals you might like to read. I would have been interested in seeing less open contest winners and more picks from publications.
This was a decent collection of poetry for the most part. I couldn't put the book down. There were, however, several poems that made me wonder. While most of the poems were full of strong images, some stuck out as being self-conscious. The introduction said that the editors had almost 2500 poems to choose from, so I am left wondering how certain poems made the final cut.
…Because some poems deserve a cult following all their ownEpithalamium is a word. It's a lyric ode in honor of a bride and bridegroom. Epithalamium is also a poem written by Catherine Pierce and featured in the Best New Poets 2007 anthology (edited by Natasha Trethewey). The definition of epithalamium comes in handy when reading this poem because the poem is a suggestion of sorts on how one might keep that fresh wedding-day-feeling from going stale. In the poem, you (the new bride/bridegroom) ar...
