Award-winning poet Elaine Equi selects the poems for the 2023 edition of The Best American
Poetry a 'best' anthology that really lives up to its title (Chicago Tribune). Since its debut
in 1988 The Best American Poetry series has been one of the mainstays of the poetry
publication world (Academy of American Poets). Each volume presents some of the year's most
striking and innovative poems with comments from the poets themselves offering insight into
their work. For The Best American Poetry 2023 guest editor Elaine Equi whose own work is deft
delicate [and] subversive (August Kleinzahler) has made astute choices representing
contemporary poetry at its most dynamic. The result is an exceptionally coherent vision of
American poetry today. Including valuable introductory essays contributed by the series and
guest editors the 2023 volume is sure to capture the attention of both Best American Poetry
loyalists and newcomers to the series.
