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Poetry Collections You Don’t Want to Miss! #BestBooks
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items I fell in love with reading as a child partly because of my love for poetry. Here are some of my favorite poetry collections by a diverse group of poets.
Jasmine Mans uses her beautiful gift to capture in words the powerful emotions that accompany experiences that many black women and girls face. This unforgettable poetry collection speaks volumes about some very heavy topics including mothering bla...
Black Girl, Call Home
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR NOMINEE: TIME AND GOODREADS
If you're a poetry-loving woman (particularly one struggling with grief, relationship drama, singlehood, poor body image, or aging), read this collection! (Not that men shouldn't read this too!) C...
Woman Without Shame: Poems - Sandra Cisneros - Barnes & Noble
This poetry compilation penned by the renowned and influential Nikki Giovanni has a permanent home on my primary bookshelf. It includes, in chronological order, Giovanni's works ranging from her first book published during the Black Rights Movement ...
The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998
This awe-inspiring poetry collection comes from the presidential inaugural poet and first National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman. So why was I surprised by its remarkable power? If you're a poetry lover, put this on your list to read now! Trus...
Call Us What We Carry: Poems | Barnes & Noble®
Maya Angelou’s poetry is timeless. I think I’ve memorized Still I Rise and Phenomenal Woman. I couldn’t complete a list of poetry collections without including Ms. Angelou!!!
Poems
I must say that it is quite intimidating to review the work of a Poet Laureate of the United States! Clearly, Tracy K. Smith is a very talented poet who has mastered her craft. I will admit that a number of the first poems in this collection did no...
Wade in the Water by Tracy K. Smith, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Tonight and every night is watch night vigil for my child/Prayerfully asking/On this night/Will my child be human enough/To return to me unharmed.
~ Excerpt from Martina McGowan's "Human Enough"
Where do I begin????
This small book of poetry deliv...
I Am the Rage
This poetry collection discusses many of life’s most complex experiences and finds the sweetness in all of them, even heartache. A very popular read.
Milk and Honey
One of my very first favorite poetry collections. Shel Silverstein sparked my love for poetry as a child. A timeless classic! I’ve read the poems to my children and enjoyed reading to them as much as I did reading the poems for the first time when I...
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
For the romantics!! My favorite line from my favorite poem in this collection, 'Tonight I Can Write (the Saddest Lines)': "Love is so short, forgetting is so long."
Powerful... Profound...
I read this poetry collection on a rainy fall afternoon in...
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair: Dual-Language Edition
Rupi Kaur's poetry speaks to the soul in such a remarkable way about heartache and even trauma. She selects every word carefully weaving such beautiful verse for mature audiences. Reading some of her poetry is soothing; other selections are jarring a...
The Sun and Her Flowers - Rupi Kaur
Robert Frost is a must read if you love poetry. I never grow tired of reading his work, particularly "The Road Not Taken” and “Mending Wall.” An American classic!
Selected Poems of Robert Frost: Illustrated Edition | Barnes & Noble®
A novel written in verse - yes, this entire book is a collection of poems that tell a cohesive story.
National Book Award for Young People's Literature 2018 (but you don’t need to be young to enjoy it). Well Deserved! A Coming-of-Age Story Told Br...
The Poet X | Barnes & Noble®
This poet and artist takes a brilliant, feminist take on many of the old fairytales we all grew to love as children. She addresses the patriarchal characterization of women and girls who were portrayed as either innocent damsels in distress or shame...
Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul
In this book of profound poetry and prose, Cleo Wade explores love in all its glory (and not just romantic love, but platonic love, familial love and, most of all, self-love). Wade pours out her most vulnerable thoughts as if journaling or writing i...
Remember Love: Words for Tender Times - Wade