The Daily Mirror
A Journal in Poetry
David Lehman (View Bio)
Scribner, 2000
In the footsteps of William Stafford and Robert Bly, David Lehman set out to write a poem a day. Spontaneity and self-discipline are not self-contradictory. THE DAILY MIRROR is a stirring, vivid collection of poems.
"Catallus said never a day without a line, but David Lehman has raised the stakes to a poem a day. The result is THE DAILY MIRROR, a lively calendar of the life of a poet — daily improvisations that are entertaining, touching, and always bubbling with the fizz of contemporary life." — Billy Collins
"I admit to being wildly envious of David Lehman's book. Imagine! A poem a day, and really good, charming, personal poems, too! Only the late William Stafford came even close to this accomplishment. Every place and person Lehman mentions is given a boost toward literary immortality." — Carolyn Kizer
"I can think of no book of poems written in recent years that is entertaining as THE DAILY MIRROR. It is the work of a quick mind unflustered by the Big Apple. Its wit is dazzling, its charm constant, its immediacy refreshing. It is, quite simply, a terrific read." — Mark Strand
"THE DAILY MIRROR is a spirited, poetic romp through the days — sexy, energetic, jazzy, and just plain fun. Lehman has made this 'daily poem' idea very much his own. This book is bursting with life. It's an irresistible force." — James Tate
"THE DAILY MIRROR reads like a sped-up meditation on the elemental stuff that we're made of: in this honed matrix of seeing, what's commonplace becomes the focues of extraordinary glimpses when these everyday images are juxtaposed into a mental geography made engaging by gazing into the daily mirror." — Yusef Komunyakaa
"...as frisky, as potent and as readable as any poetry volume that's come down the pike in a while." — Dwight Garner, The New York Times Book Review
