The Best American Poetry 2014 (31 page)

OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES

John Ashbery, editor,
The Best American Poetry 1988

Donald Hall, editor,
The Best American Poetry 1989

Jorie Graham, editor,
The Best American Poetry 1990

Mark Strand, editor,
The Best American Poetry 1991

Charles Simic, editor,
The Best American Poetry 1992

Louise Glück, editor,
The Best American Poetry 1993

A. R. Ammons, editor,
The Best American Poetry 1994

Richard Howard, editor,
The Best American Poetry 1995

Adrienne Rich, editor,
The Best American Poetry 1996

James Tate, editor,
The Best American Poetry 1997

Harold Bloom, editor,
The Best of the Best American Poetry 1988–1997

John Hollander, editor,
The Best American Poetry 1998

Robert Bly, editor,
The Best American Poetry 1999

Rita Dove, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2000

Robert Hass, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2001

Robert Creeley, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2002

Yusef Komunyakaa, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2003

Lyn Hejinian, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2004

Paul Muldoon, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2005

Billy Collins, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2006

Heather McHugh, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2007

Charles Wright, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2008

David Wagoner, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2009

Amy Gerstler, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2010

Kevin Young, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2011

Mark Doty, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2012

Robert Pinsky, editor,
The Best of the Best American Poetry: 25th Anniversary Edition

Denise Duhamel, editor,
The Best American Poetry 2013

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