more poetry to read

More titles for your growing list:

• Action Books – Our Favorite Books of Poetry in Translation 2021
• Book Riot – 9 Poetry Books That Capture The Black Experience
• The Calvert Journal – What to Read in 2022: 10 books from Eastern Europe to embrace the world more closely
• Orion – New Year, New Poetry: Eight Fresh Poetry Recommendations for 2022

What poetry book(s) have you read lately? If you have don’t-miss recommendations, leave a comment!

What to read now

Let the recommendations flow!

• Katie Couric – My Favorite Poetry Books Perfect for Entering a New Year
• The Guardian – The best recent poetry – December review roundup
• The Guardian – The best recent poetry – January review roundup
• The New York Times – What to Read: 4 New Poetry Books
• NHPR – The four Black poets a N.H. teacher recommends you read right now
• Walden Pond Books – Best New Poetry: Winter, 2022

a few more recommendations

Before we turn our full attention to the best-of lists, here are just a few more recommendations for worthwhile poetry books:

• NPR – 3 books our poetry reviewer Tess Taylor is excited about
• The Oakland Press – KIDS READ: Poetry Collections for inquiring minds to enjoy this fall
• read poetry – 6 December 2021 Poetry Releases You Shouldn’t Miss
• The Telegraph – The best new poetry books to buy for Christmas 2021

more poetry titles

Pretty soon it will be “Best-of” season, but for the moment, we have a few more October recommendations:

• CLMP – Books Launching in October 2021
• Orion – Fifteen Poetry Recommendations for National Disability Employment Awareness Month
• Read Poetry – 6 Stand-Out October 2021 Poetry Releases to Expand Your Shelf
• The Write Life – 7 New Books for Writers: October 2021

Happy reading!

recommendation roundup

Here’s a new batch of recently recommended poetry books from a variety of sources:

• 49th Shelf – Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2021 Poetry Preview
• The Guardian – The best recent poetry – review roundup
• Independent – 11 best poetry books to get inspired by this National Poetry Day
• Orion – Eleven Poetry Recommendations for Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month
• She Reads – Best Poetry Collections of 2021
• The Telegraph – The 9 best new poetry books to read in 2021
• Waterstones – 2021’s Best Poetry Books

new poetry titles

Here’s another batch of recommendations for new poetry books to keep you reading through the autumn:

• The Guardian – The best recent poetry – review roundup
• The New York Times – Four New Poetry Books Mine Their Authors’ Pasts for Music and Meaning
• Orion – Eleven Poetry Anthologies Handpicked for Orion Readers
• Pan Macmillan – The best new poetry books of 2021
• Reading Groups for Everyone – Recommended Poetry Books for Reading Groups
• Washington Independent Review of Books – On Poetry: September 2021

Happy reading!

keep reading!

As we wrap up the final days of the August Poetry Postcard Fest* and the #SealeyChallenge, there is still plenty of reading (and writing) to be done. Here are more titles for your list:

• CBC – 45 Canadian poetry collections to watch for in fall 2021
• The New York Times – 4 Poetry Books to Read This Week
• Publishers Weekly – Fall 2021 Announcements: Poetry

*If you’re interested, there will be a post-postcard fest open mic on Zoom on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at 10:00am Pacific.

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Thanks to Sheila Sondik for the CBC alert!

summer reading

Here are some additions to your summer reading list:

• Academy of American Poets – 2021 Summer Poetry Reading List
• Business Insider – 20 award-winning poetry books even people who are new to poetry will love
• Financial Times – Summer books of 2021: Poetry
• Orion – Poetry for Pride: Ten Essential Collections

Stay hydrated and don’t forget the sunscreen!

more books

A few more titles for your summer reading list:

• Lantern Review Blog – An Asian American Poetry Companion: Must-Read Titles for Summer 2021
• The New York Times – New & Noteworthy Poetry, From First Peoples to Posthumous Ashbery
• Penguin – The best poetry collections of 2021 so far
• School Library Journal – 13 Picture Book Journeys into Poetry | Summer Reading 2021

Turn on the fan and read!

more recommendations

The recommenders are recommending, and this list includes a few places we haven’t typically found suggestions for poetry books:

• Glamour – 17 best poetry books to add to your bookshelf pronto
• Good Housekeeping – The Best Poetry Books to Challenge and Inspire You
• The Guardian – The best recent poetry – review roundup
• The New York Times – New & Noteworthy Poetry, From Sign Language to Robot Saints
• Read Poetry – 6 Sensational June 2021 Poetry Releases
• Woman’s Day – 20 of the Best Poetry Books to Read in 2021

Have a wonderful summer of books!