A review by mattie
The Best American Poetry 2009 by David Lehman, David Wagoner

2.0

I found the selections in here really prosaic; lots of plodding, unmemorable narrative poems. Where are the poems having fun with language? Where are the interesting, experimental, make-you-sit-up-and-take-notice poems? I know it's BAP, so it's going to play it fairly safe, but I think they could have done much better. Of course there were a few great finds in here, but mostly I felt meh.

For a rundown on the entertaining literary drama/feud being played out in the opening essay, see this review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73490949