48 Top-Rated Poetry Collections from the Past Five Years

Posted by Sharon on November 21, 2023


Those who have picked up the habit can tell you: Poetry is a lot more fun than you might expect.
 
This is especially true if you have a love for language. By tinkering with the very architecture of how we communicate, poets can pull off maneuvers that will take your breath away. Here’s a classic piece of advice, given to newcomers for hundreds of years: Try reading poems aloud. Speaking the language can unlock meaning and mood in a way that’s genuinely startling. It’s like sorcery.
 
We’ve gathered here 48 relatively recent poetry collections—published since 2019—that have proved particularly popular with 카지노싸이트’ regulars. Each of the books has earned an average star rating of 3.5 or above (sometimes very above). You’ll find many of the best-known poets in the business, like Margaret Atwood, Billy Collins, and Ocean Vuong. Also watch for some familiar new names like Rio Cortez and America’s first National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman.
 
If nothing else, poetry collections are also a great place to find superior book cover design, in which the words and images together produce their own remarkable effects. Consider this one. Or this one. Or especially this one. Click on the book cover images for more information about each title, and add any good leads to your Want to Read shelf.




Are you a poetry reader? Share some of your favorite poets and collections in the comments below!


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message 1: by Harshada (new)

Harshada The Poet X has been on my audiobook tbr for the longest time. I was sure it would be on this list too!


message 2: by Susan (new)

Susan A bit more light hearted, Brian Bilston makes me laugh out loud. I love his sense of humour.


message 3: by Ida (new)

Ida Wood Mary Oliver is one of my favorites.


message 4: by Şeyma (new)

Şeyma Gürbüz Are you trying to compensate for removing the poetry section from the 카지노싸이트 choice awards? Because it does not work.


message 5: by Jen (new)

Jen Harshada wrote: "The Poet X has been on my audiobook tbr for the longest time. I was sure it would be on this list too!"

The Poet X is a novel in verse, not a collection of poems.


message 6: by Bethany (new)

Bethany Şeyma wrote: "Are you trying to compensate for removing the poetry section from the 카지노싸이트 choice awards? Because it does not work."

That was my exact thought. I'm happy to see some acknowledgment of poetry from 카지노싸이트. But I'm not over them killing that category in the Choice Awards.


message 7: by Jessica (new)

Jessica Bring back the poetry category, goddammit!

Replacing three or four categories with only one is pretty sad tbh.


Book Buying With Katie Yea, this did not make me forget about the lack of a poetry category in this year's 카지노싸이트 Choice Awards. Not cool. You added one category, but took away 3? Boo.


message 9: by GSaxena (new)

GSaxena So sad that the poetry category was taken away. Makes so little sense, to be excluded from the very community that you are an integral part of and should be welcomed with open arms in... Just sad and wrong.


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