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Poetry collections that will make you rethink what poetry can be
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items These collections of poetry contain verse capable of deeply impacting the most avid readers as well as those who don't necessarily consider the medium of poetry to be for them. Each of these books has shaped the way I read poetic verse as well as how...
This is a poetry collection like none I've never read before. It would be an immense understatement to say that Terrance Hayes simply ‘has a way with words’. The way this poet explores personal identity, race, culture and so much more with his verse ...
Lighthead by Terrance Hayes
Here is the work of a brilliant poet whose poetic ability has no bounds. Every poem in this book has deeply affected the way I see its focuses and I've frequently found myself revisiting several of them over time.
The Crown Ain't Worth Much
This book can easily be classified as the collected work of a true poetic master. Emily Dickinson's writing will bring you to tears, take you on poetic journies fiction simply cannot accomplish and possess you with dozens of deep emotions. You will l...
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Such a strong showing of natural but adventurous poetic strength. There is so much to interact with and feel amidst these pages!
Old Monarch: Poems: Andrews, Courtney Marie
This one is particularly special to me as my beautiful, amazing wife gifted it to me early on in our relationship. I love its wild adventurousness and complexity and have yet to not learn something from its picturesque, innovative style any time I re...
E. E. Cummings: Complete Poems, 1904-1962
I would be remiss to not mention at least one more poetic collection by the great Terrance Hayes. Smooth, robust and at times quite demanding, this book has so much to say and does so with incomparable delivery and artistic challenge.
So to Speak by Terrance Hayes
A traditional, poetic epic and classic but also an ancient text that even the most modern writer can learn from, dissect and appreciate. I've read Beowulf multiple times and for all of its grand staging and bravado, it provides so much to absorb for ...
Beowulf (Barnes & Noble Classics) - Books
Keats is infamous as a poet, and for good reason. Both personal and teachable in so many ways, this collection of Keats' work in particular will bring you to places you've likely never before visited via poetry.
The Complete Poems: Second Edition
Gwendolyn Brooks was of such immense talent, importance and vitality to the literary scene as a whole and should be studied with great attention to detail. This poetic giant's collection will be a sure enjoyment to any reader as well, however, even o...
Selected Poems
Maya Angelou can be attributed with so much more than just her phenomenal poetry. Still, a collection of her verse such as this one not only holds its own but easily stands out amongst so many other poets of our time. A truly remarkable poet, civil r...
The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou