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Ada Limón, the New Poet Laureate

The Hurting Kind Add to Wishlist
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The Hurting Kind
by Ada Limón
Bright Dead Things Add to Wishlist
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Bright Dead Things
by Ada Limón
The Carrying Add to Wishlist
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The Carrying
by Ada Limón
Lucky Wreck Add to Wishlist
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Lucky Wreck
by Ada Limón, Ada Limón (Introduction)
Sharks in the Rivers Add to Wishlist
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Sharks in the Rivers
by Ada Limón

National Book Award for Poetry Finalists

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The Rupture Tense: Poems Add to Wishlist
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The Rupture Tense: Poems
by Jenny Xie
Punks: New & Selected Poems (National Book Award Winner) Add to Wishlist
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Punks: New & Selected Poems (National Book Award Winner)
by John Keene
Balladz Add to Wishlist
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Balladz
by Sharon Olds
Best Barbarian: Poems Add to Wishlist
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Best Barbarian: Poems
by Roger Reeves
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Look at This Blue
by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke

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Serenity: Poems Add to Wishlist
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Serenity: Poems
by F.S. Yousaf
Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World Add to Wishlist
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Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World
by Pádraig Ó. Tuama
LVOE: Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms Add to Wishlist
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LVOE: Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms
by Atticus
The Hurting Kind Add to Wishlist
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The Hurting Kind
by Ada Limón
Musical Tables Add to Wishlist
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Musical Tables
by Billy Collins
Time Is a Mother Add to Wishlist
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Time Is a Mother
by Ocean Vuong
You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead Add to Wishlist
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You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead
by Morgan Harper Nichols
Woman without Shame Add to Wishlist
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Woman without Shame
by Sandra Cisneros
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems Add to Wishlist
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Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems
by Warsan Shire
Metamorphoses: Translated by Stephanie McCarter Add to Wishlist
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Metamorphoses: Translated by Stephanie McCarter
by Ovid, Stephanie McCarter (Translator)
Alive at the End of the World Add to Wishlist
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Alive at the End of the World
by Saeed Jones, D. A. Powell (Foreword by)
The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On Add to Wishlist
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The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On
by Franny Choi
Winter Recipes from the Collective: Poems Add to Wishlist
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Winter Recipes from the Collective: Poems
by Louise Glück
The Rupture Tense: Poems Add to Wishlist
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The Rupture Tense: Poems
by Jenny Xie
Balladz Add to Wishlist
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Balladz
by Sharon Olds

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Serenity: Poems
by F.S. Yousaf
Milk and Honey Add to Wishlist
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Milk and Honey
by Rupi Kaur
Climate Add to Wishlist
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Climate
by Whitney Hanson, Ruth Bladen (Illustrator), Emma McNamara (Illustrator)
Home Add to Wishlist
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Home
by Whitney Hanson, Ruth Bladen (Illustrator), Emma McNamara (Illustrator)
Home Body Add to Wishlist
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Home Body
by Rupi Kaur
LVOE: Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms Add to Wishlist
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LVOE: Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms
by Atticus
Pillow Thoughts Add to Wishlist
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Pillow Thoughts
by Courtney Peppernell
The Sun and Her Flowers Add to Wishlist
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The Sun and Her Flowers
by Rupi Kaur
Please Love Me at My Worst Add to Wishlist
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Please Love Me at My Worst
by Michaela Angemeer
She's Strong, but She's Tired Add to Wishlist
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She's Strong, but She's Tired
by r.h. Sin
The Book of Healing: Selected Poetry and Prose Add to Wishlist
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The Book of Healing: Selected Poetry and Prose
by Najwa Zebian
Watering the Soul Add to Wishlist
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Watering the Soul
by Courtney Peppernell
Film for Her Add to Wishlist
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Film for Her
by Orion Carloto
Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart Add to Wishlist
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Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart
by Courtney Peppernell
One More Before Goodbye Add to Wishlist
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One More Before Goodbye
by r.h. Sin

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Serenity: Poems Add to Wishlist
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Serenity: Poems
by F.S. Yousaf
Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver Add to Wishlist
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Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
by Mary Oliver
Milk and Honey Add to Wishlist
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Milk and Honey
by Rupi Kaur
The Divine Comedy (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) Add to Wishlist
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The Divine Comedy (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
by Dante, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Translator), Gustave Dore (Illustrator)
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass Add to Wishlist
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Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
by Lana Del Rey
Climate Add to Wishlist
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Climate
by Whitney Hanson, Ruth Bladen (Illustrator), Emma McNamara (Illustrator)
Home Add to Wishlist
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Home
by Whitney Hanson, Ruth Bladen (Illustrator), Emma McNamara (Illustrator)
Home Body Add to Wishlist
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Home Body
by Rupi Kaur
Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World Add to Wishlist
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Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World
by Pádraig Ó. Tuama
The Iliad & The Odyssey (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) Add to Wishlist
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The Iliad & The Odyssey (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
by Homer, Michael Dirda (Introduction), Samuel Butler (Translator)
LVOE: Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms Add to Wishlist
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LVOE: Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms
by Atticus
The Hurting Kind Add to Wishlist
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The Hurting Kind
by Ada Limón
The Odyssey: Translated by Emily Wilson Add to Wishlist
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The Odyssey: Translated by Emily Wilson
by Homer, Emily Wilson (Translator)
Pillow Thoughts Add to Wishlist
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Pillow Thoughts
by Courtney Peppernell
Musical Tables Add to Wishlist
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Musical Tables
by Billy Collins

Poetry for Kids of All Ages

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Cooking with the Grinch (Dr. Seuss) Add to Wishlist
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Cooking with the Grinch (Dr. Seuss)
by Tish Rabe, Tom Brannon (Illustrator)
Odder Add to Wishlist
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Odder
by Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illustrator)
You're My Little Cuddle Bug Add to Wishlist
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You're My Little Cuddle Bug
by Nicola Edwards, Natalie Marshall (Illustrator)
I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home (B&N Exclusive Edition): A Valentine's Day Book for Kids Add to Wishlist
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I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home (B&N Exclusive Edition): A Valentine's Day Book for Kids
by Kathryn Cristaldi, Kristyna Litten (Illustrator)
Llama Llama I Love You Add to Wishlist
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Llama Llama I Love You
by Anna Dewdney
Inside Out and Back Again: A Newbery Honor Award Winner Add to Wishlist
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Inside Out and Back Again: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
by Thanhhà Lai
Peek-A Who? (Lift the Flap Books, Interactive Books for Kids, Interactive Read Aloud Books) Add to Wishlist
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Peek-A Who? (Lift the Flap Books, Interactive Books for Kids, Interactive Read Aloud Books)
by Nina Laden
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Add to Wishlist
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr, Eric Carle (Illustrator)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers (B&N Exclusive Edition) Add to Wishlist
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers (B&N Exclusive Edition)
by Fred Rogers, Luke Flowers (Illustrator)
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by Bill Martin Jr, John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)
The Night Before Christmas Recordable Edition: A Recordable Storybook (The New York Times Bestseller) Add to Wishlist
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The Night Before Christmas Recordable Edition: A Recordable Storybook (The New York Times Bestseller)
by Clement Moore, Charles Santore (Illustrator)
Dr. Seuss's Winter Things Add to Wishlist
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Dr. Seuss's Winter Things
by Dr. Seuss
The Crossover (Newbery Medal Winner) Add to Wishlist
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The Crossover (Newbery Medal Winner)
by Kwame Alexander, Dawud Anyabwile (Illustrator)
Dinosaur Dance! Add to Wishlist
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Dinosaur Dance!
by Sandra Boynton
Mr. Boddington's Studio: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (B&N Exclusive Edition) Add to Wishlist
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Mr. Boddington's Studio: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (B&N Exclusive Edition)
by Clement Clarke Moore, Mr. Boddington's Studio (Illustrator)

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Climate Add to Wishlist
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Climate
by Whitney Hanson, Ruth Bladen (Illustrator), Emma McNamara (Illustrator)
Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World Add to Wishlist
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Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World
by Pádraig Ó. Tuama
Musical Tables Add to Wishlist
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Musical Tables
by Billy Collins
I Gave Myself The World Add to Wishlist
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I Gave Myself The World
by Catarine Hancock
Metamorphoses: Translated by Stephanie McCarter Add to Wishlist
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Metamorphoses: Translated by Stephanie McCarter
by Ovid, Stephanie McCarter (Translator)
Grocery Shopping with My Mother Add to Wishlist
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Grocery Shopping with My Mother
by Kevin Powell
365 Add to Wishlist
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365
by Alyson Welborn
Even At 5 am She Is A Masterpiece Add to Wishlist
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Even At 5 am She Is A Masterpiece
by James Phoenix
The Room Add to Wishlist
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The Room
by Cheyenne Wildheart, Chloe Bishop (Photographer)
American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide Add to Wishlist
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American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide
by Susan Barba (Editor), Leanne Shapton (Illustrator)
Call Me By My True Names: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh Add to Wishlist
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Call Me By My True Names: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh
by Thich Nhat Hanh, Ocean Vuong (Introduction)
Tenderhearted Add to Wishlist
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Tenderhearted
by Grace Danielle Ellis, Grace Danielle Ellis (Photographer)
Far Downstream Add to Wishlist
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Far Downstream
by Philip W. Smith
Indescribable Add to Wishlist
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Indescribable
by Kyle Whittle
A Day in the Mind: A Collection of Poems Add to Wishlist
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A Day in the Mind: A Collection of Poems
by Adero Forsythe

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Interrupted Cadence Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Interrupted Cadence
by Tricia-Marie Ward, Martyn Dade-Robertson (Illustrator)
Someone Somewhere Maybe: Poems Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Someone Somewhere Maybe: Poems
by Sophie Diener
Best Barbarian: Poems Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Best Barbarian: Poems
by Roger Reeves
The Iliad Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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The Iliad
by Homer
the bare minimum Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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the bare minimum
by Amy Houck
Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems
by Rita Dove
Woman Without Shame: Poems Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Woman Without Shame: Poems
by Sandra Cisneros
Cain Named the Animal: Poems Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Cain Named the Animal: Poems
by Shane McCrae
Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil (Of the Diaspora) Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil (Of the Diaspora)
by W. E. B. Du Bois, Erica Vital-Lazare (Editor), Jamiel Law (Illustrator)
You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead
by Morgan Harper Nichols
The Prophet Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran
Mexico City Blues: 242 Choruses Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Mexico City Blues: 242 Choruses
by Jack Kerouac
Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020 Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020
by Carl Phillips
Home Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Home
by Whitney Hanson
Blessed as We Were: Late Selected and New Poems, 2000-2018 Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Blessed as We Were: Late Selected and New Poems, 2000-2018
by Gerald Stern

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Discover an extensive selection of poetry books, collections, and anthologies at Barnes & Noble®. Find classic works by famous poets, as well as new poetry collections by contemporary poets. Shop poem books by genre, such as American poetry, religious poetry, and love poetry, or shop by age to explore poem collections for kids, teens, and adults. If you're on the quest for the best poetry books, check out our blog post with recommendations on beautifully written and designed books of poetry.

8 Best Poetry Books That Capture the Beauty of the Genre

 

  • Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
  • Home by Rupi Kaur
  • Clarity Connection by Young Pueblo
  • Devotions by Mary Oliver
  • Flowers on the Moon by Billy Chapata
  • She's Strong, but She's Tired by Rh Sin
  • Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
  • Love is a Dog from Hell by Charles Bukowski