Best New Poets 2023: 50 Poems from Emerging Writers

Best New Poets is an annual anthology that showcases the best work by emerging poets. It includes poems nominated by top literary magazines and programs and two thousand additional poems submitted through an open online competition. The anthology provides a valuable perspective on the ongoing vitality of poetry as it is practiced today.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 150 pages
Publication date: 31 January 2024
Publisher: University of Virginia Press

Best New Poets, now in its nineteenth year, has firmly established itself as a vital platform for emerging poets and a treasured treasure for poetry enthusiasts. As the sole publication of its kind, this annual anthology exclusively features the work of writers who have yet to publish a full-length book. Within this diverse selection, the poems included represent the pinnacle of excellence, chosen from the nominations received by the nation's top literary magazines and writing programs, as well as an additional two thousand submissions through an open online competition. The collective body of work presented by the fifty writers showcased here offers the most comprehensive and insightful perspective on the enduring vitality of poetry as it is practiced in the present day.

Best New Poets, now in its nineteenth year, has firmly established itself as a vital platform for emerging poets and a treasured treasure for poetry enthusiasts. As the sole publication of its kind, this annual anthology exclusively features the work of writers who have yet to publish a full-length book. Within this diverse selection, the poems included represent the pinnacle of excellence, chosen from the nominations received by the nation's top literary magazines and writing programs, as well as an additional two thousand submissions through an open online competition. The collective body of work presented by the fifty writers showcased here offers the most comprehensive and insightful perspective on the enduring vitality of poetry as it is practiced in the present day.

Best New Poets, now in its nineteenth year, has firmly established itself as a vital platform for emerging poets and a treasured treasure for poetry enthusiasts. As the sole publication of its kind, this annual anthology exclusively features the work of writers who have yet to publish a full-length book. Within this diverse selection, the poems included represent the pinnacle of excellence, chosen from the nominations received by the nation's top literary magazines and writing programs, as well as an additional two thousand submissions through an open online competition. The collective body of work presented by the fifty writers showcased here offers the most comprehensive and insightful perspective on the enduring vitality of poetry as it is practiced in the present day.

Dimension: 191 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780997562385