Description
| Product ID: | 9781556596520 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Personal Best |
| Subtitle: | Makers on Their Poems that Matter Most |
| Authors: | Author: Carl Phillips, Erin Belieu |
| Page Count: | 282 |
| Subjects: | Poetry, Poetry, Poetry anthologies (various poets), Literary essays, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Poetry anthologies (various poets), Literary essays, Literary studies: poetry & poets |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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.” 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. 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 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Copper Canyon Press,U.S. |
| Publisher Name: | Copper Canyon Press,U.S. |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-12-07 |