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A rant against the Best American Poetry

Originally Published: June 15, 2010

Anis Shivani takes David Lehman and the BAP to task at the Huffington Post:

Get ready, Professor Lehman, for a "mean" and "spiteful" review of the low-hanging fruit you've offered me yet again. You preemptively advise critics like me (unwanted thorns from your point of view): "If you have too good a time writing hostile reviews, you'll injure not only your sensibility but your soul." Thank you for your concern about my soul, but let me assure you that I'm NOT having a good time writing this review . . .