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Title: A good overview of US poetry
Review: Normally, I love these "best of" collections. It provides a broad enough poetry base, so that the average reader can find some poetry that they really connect with and pursue. This volume does that for sure, but in the words of the Hass (the editor) he felt stifled under the structure of the book. He had some interesting ideas about grouping the poems by year, or by the age of the poet. But alas, structure prevails and the poems are in alphabetical order of the author's last name. Is it worth it? Of course it is. Will it blow the top off of your head? Probably not.
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