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The Best American Poetry — reading order

  1. The Best American Poetry 1988 (1988)
  2. The Best American Poetry 1989 (1989)
  3. The Best American Poetry 1990 (1990)
  4. The Best American Poetry 1991 (1991)
  5. The Best American Poetry 1992 (1992)
  6. The Best American Poetry 1993 (1993)
  7. The Best American Poetry 1994 (1994)
  8. The Best American Poetry 1995 (1995)
  9. The Best American Poetry 1996 (1996)
  10. The Best American Poetry 1997 (1997)
  11. The Best American Poetry 1998 (1998)
  12. The Best of the Best American Poetry 1988-1997 (1998)
  13. Every volume in order (23) ↓
23 volumes
Volumes
1988–2009
Published
Completed
Status

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The Best American Poetry 1988
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Publication order

23 volumes1988–2009Completed

Volume numbering in the sources is incomplete — the order below follows publication years.

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  1. The Best American Poetry 1988
    1988
  2. The Best American Poetry 1989
    1989
  3. The Best American Poetry 1990
    1990
  4. The Best American Poetry 1991
    1991
  5. The Best American Poetry 1992
    1992
  6. The Best American Poetry 1993
    1993
  7. The Best American Poetry 1994
    1994
  8. The Best American Poetry 1995
    1995
  9. The Best American Poetry 1996
    1996
  10. The Best American Poetry 1997
    1997
  11. The Best American Poetry 1998
    1998
  12. The Best of the Best American Poetry 1988-1997
    1998
  13. The Best American Poetry 1999
    1999
  14. The Best American Poetry 2000
    2000
  15. The Best American Poetry 2001
    2001
  16. The Best American Poetry 2002
    2002
  17. The Best American Poetry 2003
    2003
  18. The Best American Poetry 2004
    2004
  19. The Best American Poetry 2005
    2005
  20. The Best American Poetry 2006
    2006
  21. The Best American Poetry 2007
    2007
  22. The Best American Poetry 2008
    2008
  23. The Best American Poetry 2009
    2009
23 volumes on a timeline, 1988 to 2009
  1. The Best American Poetry 1988
    The Best American Poetry 19881988Start here
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  2. The Best American Poetry 1989
    The Best American Poetry 19891989
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  3. The Best American Poetry 1990
    The Best American Poetry 19901990
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  4. The Best American Poetry 1991
    The Best American Poetry 19911991
    –Not ranked yet
  5. The Best American Poetry 1992
    The Best American Poetry 19921992
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  6. The Best American Poetry 1993
    The Best American Poetry 19931993
    –Not ranked yet
  7. The Best American Poetry 1994
    The Best American Poetry 19941994
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  8. The Best American Poetry 1995
    The Best American Poetry 19951995
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  9. The Best American Poetry 1996
    The Best American Poetry 19961996
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  10. The Best American Poetry 1997
    The Best American Poetry 19971997
    –Not ranked yet
  11. The Best American Poetry 1998
    The Best American Poetry 19981998
    –Not ranked yet
  12. The Best of the Best American Poetry 1988-1997
    The Best of the Best American Poetry 1988-19971998
    –Not ranked yet
  13. The Best American Poetry 1999
    The Best American Poetry 19991999
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  14. The Best American Poetry 2000
    The Best American Poetry 20002000
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  15. The Best American Poetry 2001
    The Best American Poetry 20012001
    –Not ranked yet
  16. The Best American Poetry 2002
    The Best American Poetry 20022002
    –Not ranked yet
  17. The Best American Poetry 2003
    The Best American Poetry 20032003
    –Not ranked yet
  18. The Best American Poetry 2004
    The Best American Poetry 20042004
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  19. The Best American Poetry 2005
    The Best American Poetry 20052005
    –Not ranked yet
  20. The Best American Poetry 2006
    The Best American Poetry 20062006
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  21. The Best American Poetry 2007
    The Best American Poetry 20072007
    –Not ranked yet
  22. The Best American Poetry 2008
    The Best American Poetry 20082008
    –Not ranked yet
  23. The Best American Poetry 2009
    The Best American Poetry 20092009
    –Not ranked yet

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