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Poetry Books

Whether you’re feeling the pull toward love poems or poetic justice, the best poetry books like Milk and Honey and The Way Forward stir something within us. From The Iliad to The Odyssey, from Emily Dickinson to Edgar Allan Poe to the most influential poets coming out of the social media space, get your fill of poetry here.

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Discover an extensive selection of poetry books, collections and anthologies at Barnes & Noble®. Find classic works by famous poets like Robert Frost, as well as new poetry collections by contemporary poets like Rupi Kaur and Ocean Vuong.

You’ll find all the best epic poetry as well, from Homer’s The Odyssey and The Iliad to Beowulf. Arthurian legends like Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales also live in this space, and make for adventurous reads with addictive verse.

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. From books of poetry by Poet Laureate, Ada Limón, to Award-Winning poems by Sylvia Plath and Warsan Shire, there are so many inspiring poem collections to read. 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

Devotions by Mary Oliver
You Are Here by Ada Limón
A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush
Eat the World by Marina Diamandis
Harmony by Whitney Hanson
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Forest of Noise by Mosab Abu Toha
When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance by Joan Baez

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