Here is the eagerly awaited new edition of The Oxford Book of American Poetry brought completely up to date and dramatically expanded by poet David Lehman. It is a rich, capacious volume, featuring the work of more than 200 poets-almost three times as many as the 1976 edition. With a succinct and often witty head note introducing each author, it is certain to become the definitive anthology of American poetry for our time.Lehman has gathered together all the works one would expect to find in a landmark collection of American poetry, from Whitman's Crossing Brooklyn Ferry to Stevens's The Idea of Order at Key West, and from Eliot's The Waste Land to Ashbery's Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror. But equally important, the editor has significantly expanded the range of the anthology. The book includes not only writers born since the previous edition, but also many fine poets overlooked in earlier editions or little known in the past but highly deserving of attention. The anthology confers legitimacy on the Objectivist poets; the so-called Proletariat poets of the 1930s; famous poets who fell into neglect or were the victims of critical backlash (Edna St. Vincent Millay); poets whose true worth has only become clear with the passing of time (Weldon Kees). Among poets missing from Richard Ellmann's 1976 volume but published here are W. H. Auden, Charles Bukowski, Donald Justice, Carolyn Kizer, Kenneth Koch, Stanley Kunitz, Emma Lazarus, Mina Loy, Howard Moss, Lorine Niedecker, George Oppen, James Schuyler, Elinor Wylie, and Louis Zukosky. Many more women are represented: outstanding poets such as Josephine Jacobsen, Josephine Miles, May Swenson. Numerous African-American poets receive their due, and unexpected figures such as the musicians Bob Dylan, Patti Smith and Robert Johnson have a place in this important work.This stunning collection redefines the great canon of American poetry from its origins in the 17th century right up to the present. It is a must-have anthology for anyone interested in American literature and a book that is sure to be consulted, debated, and treasured for years to come. Web Site A companion web site is now available at (http://www.oxfordpoetry.com)www.oxfordpoetry.com
Author(s): David Lehman
Edition: ZZZ
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 1200
Introduction......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 20
Contents......Page 22
ANNE BRADSTREET (C. 1612-1672)......Page 56
EDWARD TAYLOR (1642-1729)......Page 60
PHILIP FRENEAU (1752-1832)......Page 64
PHILLIS WHEATLEY (1753-1784)......Page 68
JOEL BARLOW (1754-1812)......Page 70
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (1779-1843)......Page 73
CLEMENT MOORE (1779-1863)......Page 74
FITZ-GREENE HALLECK (1790-1867)......Page 76
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT (1794-1878)......Page 78
RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803-1882)......Page 82
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (1807-1882)......Page 96
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER (1807-1892)......Page 106
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES (1809-1894)......Page 112
EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-1849)......Page 116
JONES VERY (1813-1880)......Page 128
HENRY DAVID THOREAU (1817-1862)......Page 131
JULIA WARD HOWE (1819-1910)......Page 134
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL (1819-1891)......Page 135
WALT WHITMAN (1819-1892)......Page 139
HERMAN MELVILLE (1819-1891)......Page 207
FREDERICK GODDARD TUCKERMAN (1821-1873)......Page 214
HENRY TIMROD (1828-1867)......Page 216
EMILY DICKINSON (1830-1886)......Page 218
EMMA LAZARUS (1849-1887)......Page 239
EDWIN MARKHAM (1852-1940)......Page 241
KATHARINE LEE BATES (1859-1929)......Page 242
ERNEST LAWRENCE THAYER (1863-1940)......Page 243
EDGAR LEE MASTERS (1868-1950)......Page 246
EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON (1869-1935)......Page 249
STEPHEN CRANE (1871-1900)......Page 258
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON (1871-1938)......Page 261
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR (1872-1906)......Page 265
ROBERT FROST (1874-1963)......Page 267
AMY LOWELL (1874-1925)......Page 293
GERTRUDE STEIN (1874-1946)......Page 294
TRUMBULL STICKNEY (1874-1904)......Page 299
ADELAIDE CRAPSEY (1878-1914)......Page 301
CARL SANDBURG (1878-1967)......Page 302
WALLACE STEVENS (1879-1955)......Page 304
ANGELINA WELD GRIMKE (1880-1958)......Page 327
MINA LOY (1882-1966)......Page 328
WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS (1883-1963)......Page 331
EZRA POUND (1885-1972)......Page 350
ELINOR WYLIE (1885-1928)......Page 365
H.D. (HILDA DOOLITTLE) (1886-1961)......Page 369
ROBINSON JEFFERS (1887-1962)......Page 373
MARIANNE MOORE (1887-1972)......Page 377
T. S. E L I O T (1888-1965)......Page 397
JOHN CROWE RANSOM (1888-1974)......Page 429
CONRAD AIKEN (1889-1973)......Page 433
CLAUDE MCKAY (1889-1948)......Page 437
ARCHIBALD MACLEISH (1892-1982)......Page 439
EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY (1892-1950)......Page 443
SAMUEL GREENBERG (1893-1917)......Page 445
DOROTHY PARKER (1893-1967)......Page 447
E. E. CUMMINGS (1894-1962)......Page 448
CHARLES REZNIKOFF (1894-1976)......Page 456
H. PHELPS PUTNAM (1894-1948)......Page 459
BESSIE SMITH (1894-1931)......Page 462
JEAN TOOMER (1894-1967)......Page 463
MARK VAN DOREN (1894-1972)......Page 466
LOUISE BOGAN (1897-1970)......Page 467
JOHN WHEELWRIGHT (1897-1940)......Page 470
STEPHEN VINCENT BENET (1898-1943)......Page 474
MELVIN B. TOLSON (1898-1966)......Page 475
LEONIE ADAMS (1899-1988)......Page 480
HART CRANE (1899-1932)......Page 482
ALLEN TATE (1899-1979)......Page 503
YVOR WINTERS (1900-1968)......Page 508
STERLING A. BROWN (1901-1989)......Page 511
LAURA RIDING (1901-1991)......Page 516
KENNETH FEARING (1902-1961)......Page 520
LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-1967)......Page 523
OGDEN NASH (1902-1971)......Page 530
COUNTEE CULLEN (1903-1946)......Page 532
EDWIN DENBY (1903-1983)......Page 534
LORINE NIEDECKER (1903-1970)......Page 536
LOUIS ZUKOFSKY (1904-1978)......Page 542
STANLEY KUNITZ (1905-)......Page 546
KENNETH REXROTH (1905-1982)......Page 547
ROBERT PENN WARREN (1905-1989)......Page 551
W. H. AUDEN (1907-1973)......Page 553
LINCOLN KIRSTEIN (1907-1996)......Page 576
JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN (1908-2003)......Page 579
GEORGE OPPEN (1908-1984)......Page 581
THEODORE ROETHKE (1908-1963)......Page 584
CHARLES OLSON (1910-1970)......Page 594
WINFIELD TOWNLEY SCOTT (1910-1968)......Page 599
ELIZABETH BISHOP (1911-1979)......Page 600
J. V. CUNNINGHAM (1911-1985)......Page 621
PAUL GOODMAN (1911-1972)......Page 624
JOSEPHINE MILES (1911-1985)......Page 626
ANNE PORTER (b. 1911)......Page 629
ROBERT JOHNSON (1911-1938)......Page 632
JEAN GARRIGUE (1912-1972)......Page 633
ROBERT HAYDEN (1913-1980)......Page 636
MURIEL RUKEYSER (1913-1980)......Page 642
DAVID SCHUBERT (1913-1946)......Page 643
DELMORE SCHWARTZ (1913-1966)......Page 647
KARL SHAPIRO (1913-2000)......Page 651
MAY SWENSON (1913-1989)......Page 654
JOHN BERRYMAN (1914-1972)......Page 658
RANDALL JARRELL (1914-1965)......Page 664
WELDON KEES (1914-1955)......Page 668
WILLIAM STAFFORD (1914-1993)......Page 673
RUTH STONE (b. 1915)......Page 675
GWENDOLYN BROOKS (1917-2000)......Page 678
RUTH HERSCHBERGER (b. 1917)......Page 682
ROBERT LOWELL (1917-1977)......Page 685
JOAN MURRAY (1917-1942)......Page 695
WILLIAM BRONK (1918-1999)......Page 698
ROBERT DUNCAN (1919-1988)......Page 699
CHARLES BUKOWSKI (1920-1994)......Page 706
AMY CLAMPITT (1920-1994)......Page 713
BARBARA GUEST (b. 1920)......Page 716
HOWARD NEMEROV (1920-1991)......Page 718
MONA VAN DUYN (1921-2004)......Page 720
RICHARD WILBUR (b. 1921)......Page 722
HOWARD MOSS (1922-1987)......Page 732
ANTHONY HECHT (1923-2004)......Page 734
RICHARD HUGO (1923-1982)......Page 739
DENISE LEVERTOV (1923-1997)......Page 741
JAMES SCHUYLER (1923-1991)......Page 744
LOUIS SIMPSON (b. 1923)......Page 754
DONALD JUSTICE (1925-2004)......Page 756
CAROLYN KIZER (b. 1925)......Page 761
KENNETH KOCH (1925-2002)......Page 766
JACK SPICER (1925-1965)......Page 780
A. R. AMMONS (1926-2001)......Page 782
ROBERT BLY (b. 1926)......Page 796
ROBERT CREELEY (1926-2005)......Page 800
ALLEN GINSBERG (1926-1997)......Page 805
JAMES MERRILL (1926-1995)......Page 817
FRANK O'HARA (1926-1966)......Page 840
W. D. SNODGRASS (b. 1926)......Page 853
DAVID WAGONER (b. 1926)......Page 855
JOHN ASHBERY (b. 1927)......Page 858
GALWAY KINNELL (b. 1927)......Page 885
W. S. MERWIN (b. 1927)......Page 888
JAMES WRIGHT (1927-1980)......Page 895
DONALD HALL (b. 1928)......Page 899
PHILIP LEVINE (b. 1928)......Page 904
ANNE SEXTON (1928-1974)......Page 908
JOHN HOLLANDER (b. 1929)......Page 911
RICHARD HOWARD (b. 1929)......Page 917
ADRIENNE RICH (b. 1929)......Page 922
HARRY MATHEWS (b. 1930)......Page 934
GARY SNYDER (b. 1930)......Page 936
SYLVIA PLATH (1932-1963)......Page 941
TED BERRIGAN (1934-1983)......Page 953
JOSEPH CERAVOLO (1934-1988)......Page 956
MARK STRAND (b. 1934)......Page 959
JAY WRIGHT (b. 1935)......Page 964
RUSSELL EDSON (b. 1935)......Page 967
MARY OLIVER (b. 1935)......Page 970
CHARLES WRIGHT (b. 1935)......Page 974
FREDERICK SEIDEL (b. 1936)......Page 978
C. K. WILLIAMS (b. 1936)......Page 981
CHARLES SIMIC (b. 1938)......Page 983
FRANK BIDART (b. 1939)......Page 989
CARL DENNIS (b. 1939)......Page 994
TOM DISCH (b. 1940)......Page 996
FANNY HOWE (b. 1940)......Page 998
ROBERT PINSKYOD (b. 1940)......Page 1000
TOM CLARK (b. 1941)......Page 1007
BILLY COLLINS (b. 1941)......Page 1008
BOB DYLAN (b. 1941)......Page 1017
ROBERT HASS (b. 1941)......Page 1021
LYN HEJINIAN (b. 1941)......Page 1026
MARILYN HACKER (b. 1942)......Page 1028
LINDA GREGG (b. 1942)......Page 1030
ANN LAUTERBACH (b. 1942)......Page 1032
WILLIAM MATTHEWS (1942-1997)......Page 1035
SHARON OLDS (b. 1942)......Page 1037
RON PADGETT (b. 1942)......Page 1042
LOUISE GLUCK(b. 1943)......Page 1043
MICHAEL PALMER (b. 1943)......Page 1050
JAMES TATE (b. 1943)......Page 1054
DOUGLAS CRASE (b. 1944)......Page 1064
PAUL VIOLI (b. 1944)......Page 1067
JOHN KOETHE (b. 1945)......Page 1069
BERNADETTE MAYER (b. 1945)......Page 1072
J. D. MCCLATCHY (b. 1945)......Page 1074
ALICE NOTLEY (b. 1945)......Page 1075
KAY RYAN (b. 1945)......Page 1077
TERENCE WINCH (b. 1945)......Page 1080
PATTI SMITH (b. 1946)......Page 1081
RAE ARMANTROUT (b. 1947)......Page 1082
AARON FOGEL (b. 1947)......Page 1084
JANE KENYON (1947-1995)......Page 1086
YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA (b. 1947)......Page 1088
SUSAN MITCHELL (b. 1947)......Page 1095
MOLLY PEACOCK (b. 1947)......Page 1097
BOB PERELMAN (b. 1947)......Page 1099
DAVID SHAPIRO (b. 1947)......Page 1102
JAMES CUMMINS (b. 1948)......Page 1106
RACHEL HADAS (b. 1948)......Page 1107
LAWRENCE JOSEPH (b. 1948)......Page 1108
HEATHER MCHUGH (b. 1948)......Page 1111
LYNN EMANUEL (b. 1949)......Page 1115
KATHA POLLITT (b. 1949)......Page 1118
CHARLES BERNSTEIN (b. 1950)......Page 1119
ANNE CARSON (b. 1950)......Page 1121
CAROLYN FORCHE (b. 1950)......Page 1126
DANA GIOIA (b. 1950)......Page 1127
JORIE GRAHAM (b. 1950)......Page 1129
EDWARD HIRSCH (b. 1950)......Page 1135
RODNEY JONES (b. 1950)......Page 1137
JOHN YAU (b. 1950)......Page 1139
Copyrights......Page 1141
Index......Page 1160
