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.

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

“Her Winsome Style”

By David Lehman | Tuesday February 10, 2015

Chemosabe

By David Lehman | Tuesday February 3, 2015

Winning Stanza Refuses to Cave

By David Lehman | Tuesday January 27, 2015

Let’s Write a Sestina

By David Lehman | Tuesday January 20, 2015

Airport Buoyancy

By David Lehman | Tuesday January 13, 2015

When Two Strangers Meet

By David Lehman | Tuesday January 6, 2015

Hot Toddy

By David Lehman | Tuesday December 16, 2014

“Muse Circe Reclaims Her Lucre”

By David Lehman | Friday February 21, 2025

Above the River of Your Longing

By David Lehman | Thursday January 16, 2025

“What a Strange Path”

By David Lehman | Monday December 16, 2024

“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

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