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No sooner have the best-of lists gone away than the must-read lists begin. In case you don’t already have enough on your nightstand, have a look:

• Book Riot – 50 Must-Read Poetry Collections of 2019
• CBC – 20 works of Canadian poetry to check out in spring 2019
• The Millions – Must-Read Poetry: January 2019
• National Council of Teachers of English – 2019 Notable Poetry Books
• NPR – “I Reject Walls”: A 2019 Poetry Preview
• Nicholas Nichols – Lit Forthcoming Poetry Collections 2019

and yes, round five…

Just when you think everyone has weighed in on the best books of 2018…

• The Atlantic – includes two poetry titles in its list of The 19 Best Books of 2018
• Autostraddle – 50 of the Best Feminist Books of 2018 includes six poetry titles
• BuzzFeed News – 10 Poets On Their Favorite Poetry Collections Of 2018
• Dennis Cooper – Mine for yours: My favorite fiction, poetry, non-fiction, film, art, and internet of 2018, includes 16 poetry titles
• The Independent (UK) – 14 best poetry books (published in October to mark National Poetry Day)
• Rob McLennan offers his list of twenty-four Canadian poetry titles worth repeating, at Dusie.

Happy New Year!

round four…

The year’s favorites just keep stacking up:

• The Academy of American Poets – the most popular poem in 2018
• Bustle – 15 Poetry Collections From 2018 You Won’t Want To Miss
• The Irish Times – The best poetry books of 2018
• PBS News Hour – 12 gifts of poetry for everyone on your list
• Vulture – 9 Books of Poems That Prove 2018 Was a Fantastic Year — at Least for Poetry

round three

And yet more year’s-best-poetry lists:

• Chicago Review of Books – The 10 Best Poetry Books of 2018
• Chicago Tribune – Poet Michael Robbins offers picks for best poetry collections of 2018
• Library Journal – Best Books 2018 (presented as a slide show, including 10 poetry titles)
• The National Council of Teachers of English – Children’s Book and Poetry Awards
• The New York Times – The Best Poetry of 2018
• The Spinoff (New Zealand) – Official proclamation: The 20 best poetry books of 2018

round two

Okay, here’s the next set of bests:

• Book Marks – The Best Reviewed Books of 2018: Poetry
• Entropy – Best of 2018: Best Poetry Books & Poetry Collections
• Goodreads Choice Awards 2018 – Poetry
• The Listener (New Zealand) – 10 Best Poetry Books of 2018
• The New Yorker – The Poetry I Was Grateful For in 2018 by Dan Chiasson
• NPR’s Book Concierge – Our Guide To 2018’s Great Reads (Short Stories, Essays & Poetry)
• The Times (London) – Best poetry books of 2018

Let it begin!

One of our favorite signs of the year-end holidays is the pile-up of “year’s best poetry” lists. It’s always interesting to see which books make the lists, and which ones appear on multiple lists. The listing has begun, so let’s get started:

• The Financial Times – Best books of 2018: Poetry
• The Guardian – Top 10 poetry anthologies
• Publishers Weekly – Best Books 2018 – Poetry
• Publishers Weekly – Holiday Gift Guide 2018: Poetry
• The Washington Post – The 5 best poetry collections of 2018