David Lehman

David Lehman, a contributing editor of the Scholar, is a poet, critic, and the general editor of The Best American Poetry annual anthology and author of the book One Hundred Autobiographies. He currently writes our Talking Pictures column.

Cento, Stanza Two

The Experience of Repetition

By David Lehman | Tuesday April 21, 2015

Our Crowd-Sourced Cento: Stanza One

Ten Blind Nights

By David Lehman | Tuesday April 14, 2015

Let’s Assemble a Cento

By David Lehman | Tuesday April 7, 2015

Wind and Ice

By David Lehman | Tuesday March 31, 2015

The Two-Line Poem

By David Lehman | Tuesday March 24, 2015

Complete with “Compline”

By David Lehman | Tuesday March 17, 2015

Melodious Song

By David Lehman | Tuesday March 10, 2015

Mary’s Tip

By David Lehman | Tuesday March 3, 2015

Stanza 5: “Six Options”

By David Lehman | Tuesday February 24, 2015

Sestina: Stanza 4

By David Lehman | Tuesday February 17, 2015

“I Have Had My Vision”

By David Lehman | Friday November 22, 2024

In Reprise: Next Line, Please

By David Lehman | Friday October 25, 2024

Tunneling to Freedom

By David Lehman | Thursday June 6, 2024

Homage to the Uncanny

By David Lehman | Thursday February 29, 2024

How Well Do You Know Your Hitchcock?

By David Lehman | Friday January 19, 2024

“Mr. Lucky” Didn’t Know Who He Was

By David Lehman | Thursday September 28, 2023

Brilliant Carnage

By David Lehman | Thursday February 23, 2023

What Hath Gable Got?

By David Lehman | Monday November 28, 2022

The Allure of the Enigmatic

By David Lehman | Thursday August 25, 2022

Famous Last Lines

By David Lehman | Thursday July 21, 2022

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