The Best American Poetry 2025

Guest edited by Terence Winch-NEA Fellow and editor of the "pick of the week" on the Best American Poetry blog-the 2025 edition marks a poignant farewell to series editor David Lehman, celebrating more than three decades of poetic excellence.

For thirty-eight years, The Best American Poetry series has won widespread acclaim as the nation's most influential and vital poetry anthology. BAP, which has inspired similar ventures abroad, has garnered plaudits for its ability to capture the zeitge...