Favorite Recent Poetry: 1980-2022

List of the Month
Aprile 2022 (see all)
Descrizione
April is National Poetry Month, and in honor of the occasion we're devoting our List of the Month to our favorite recent works of poetry, published between 1980 and 2022. Please add your top five picks, and only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme and/or publication range.
1
A Light in the Attic: Poems and Drawings
di Shel Silverstein
10,673 utenti
206 recensioni
½ 4.3
10 Members
jeshakespeare, yoyogod, amanda4242, sundancer, perennialreader, Mary-Anne42, rhbouchard, al.vick, mrortiz, Tosta
2
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
di Amanda Gorman
1,142 utenti
25 recensioni
½ 4.5
8 Members
ablachly, bellawether, sallylou61, PaperbackPirate, AmyBHenderson, perennialreader, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta,
3
An American Sunrise: Poems
di Joy Harjo
359 utenti
8 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
jeshakespeare, Kristelh, LizLindsey, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta
4
Ted Hughes: New Selected Poems 1957-1994
di Ted Hughes
478 utenti
3.8
4 Members
thorold, AntonioGallo, Boand, Louiseworthington
5
A Thousand Mornings: Poems
di Mary Oliver
890 utenti
29 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
AmyBHenderson, Heather39, msjudy, LizLindsey
6
Merwin: Collected Poems 1952-1993
di W. S. Merwin
82 utenti
½ 4.5
3 Members
melmore, dianeham, gagapa
7
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
di Ross Gay
371 utenti
13 recensioni
½ 4.4
3 Members
laytonwoman3rd, AmyBHenderson, ArcherKel
8
Words under the Words: Selected Poems
di Naomi Shihab Nye
315 utenti
6 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
lorsomething, Heather39, dianeham
9
David Whyte: Essentials
di David Whyte
47 utenti
½ 4.3
3 Members
cornerhouse, melmore, JustJune
10
Poems and Songs
di Leonard Cohen
260 utenti
1 recensione
4.2
3 Members
amanda4242, LizLindsey, JustJune
11
She Had Some Horses: Poems
di Joy Harjo
339 utenti
6 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
rarm, PaperbackPirate, LizLindsey
12
Falling Up: Poems and Drawings
di Shel Silverstein
7,881 utenti
199 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
sundancer, perennialreader, Mary-Anne42
13
Brown Girl Dreaming
di Jacqueline Woodson
4,442 utenti
376 recensioni
½ 4.4
3 Members
wisemetis, sallylou61, mrortiz
14
Home Body
di Rupi Kaur
873 utenti
9 recensioni
4
2 Members
Cecrow, thereseg
15
Alive Together: New and Selected Poems
di Lisel Mueller
215 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
chellerystick, Heather39
16
Monument: Poems New and Selected
di Natasha Trethewey
123 utenti
4 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
kara.shamy, msjudy
17
Standing To
di U. A. Fanthorpe
4 utenti
1 recensione
2 Members
charl08, abbottthomas
Spiegazioni
abbottthomas: I accept that this is a borderline case. Some of the poems in this collection predate 1980 but many do not. Fanthorpe deserves an entry!
18
Kid
di Simon Armitage
335 utenti
4 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
abbottthomas, thorold
19
Magic City
di Yusef Komunyakaa
114 utenti
3 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
melmore, DoomLuz
20
Human Chain
di Seamus Heaney
419 utenti
13 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
cornerhouse, Boand
21
Birthday Letters
di Ted Hughes
2,315 utenti
23 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Boand, Louiseworthington
22
Night Sky with Exit Wounds
di Ocean Vuong
932 utenti
20 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
ManWithAnAgenda, gagapa
23
99 Poems: New and Selected
di Dana Gioia
81 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
AntonioGallo, SplendorofDelight
24
Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems
di Billy Collins
690 utenti
53 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
Morphidae, Heather39
Spiegazioni
Morphidae: The first book of poetry I've ever read through. Made me realize that maybe this "poetry stuff" isn't all that bad. 😄
25
The Opera of Trees
di Joseph Brinson
6 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
Quixada, absurdeist
26
Citizen: An American Lyric
di Claudia Rankine
2,022 utenti
68 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
charl08, Kristelh
27
Serious Concerns
di Wendy Cope
361 utenti
7 recensioni
4
2 Members
abbottthomas, thorold
28
The Golden Gate: A Novel in Verse
di Vikram Seth
1,480 utenti
41 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
charl08, JustJune
29
A vela in solitaria intorno alla stanza
di Billy Collins
2,365 utenti
30 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
lorsomething, charl08
30
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
di Shel Silverstein
15,831 utenti
481 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
jeshakespeare, perennialreader,karenb
Spiegazioni
karenb : This came out in 1974 and isn't quite new enough.
31
Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse
di Anne Carson
2,120 utenti
36 recensioni
½ 4.3
Member
mrortiz
32
Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry
di Billy Collins
772 utenti
10 recensioni
3.9
Member
sundancer
33
Dream Work
di Mary Oliver
657 utenti
15 recensioni
½ 4.3
Member
slimikin
34
Bright Dead Things: Poems
di Ada Limón
369 utenti
9 recensioni
4.1
Member
PaperbackPirate
35
The Changing Light at Sandover
di James Merrill
364 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
mandojoe
36
The Best of It: New and Selected Poems
di Kay Ryan
315 utenti
10 recensioni
4
Member
cornerhouse
37
What Kind of Woman: Poems
di Kate Baer
240 utenti
5 recensioni
3.9
Member
Tosta
38
The Darkness Around Us Is Deep: Selected Poems of William Stafford
di William Stafford
225 utenti
6 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
lorsomething
39
Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems
di Robin Coste Lewis
221 utenti
10 recensioni
4.2
Member
rarm
40
Hold Your Own
di Kae Tempest
189 utenti
5 recensioni
4.1
Member
charl08
41
Nature Poem
di Tommy Pico
134 utenti
8 recensioni
4.2
Member
karenb
42
Come, Thief: Poems
di Jane Hirshfield
109 utenti
5 recensioni
4.1
Member
melmore
43
The Gods of Winter: Poems
di Dana Gioia
98 utenti
½ 3.7
Member
EricStellrecht
44
The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic
di Mahogany L. Browne
96 utenti
½ 4.5
Member
susanbooks
45
How to Love a Country: Poems
di Richard Blanco
96 utenti
15 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
MonaJean18
46
blud
di Rachel McKibbens
71 utenti
3 recensioni
4.2
Member
bellawether
47
Emerald Ice: Selected Poems 1962-1987
di Diane Wakoski
68 utenti
1 recensione
3.8
Member
SimoneWrites
48
A Portable Paradise
di Roger Robinson
60 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.7
Member
kidzdoc
49
June Fourth Elegies: Poems
di Liu Xiaobo
54 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 3.5
Member
SplendorofDelight
50
North End Love Songs
di Katherena Vermette
48 utenti
1 recensione
3.9
Member
gypsysmom
51
The Fortunate Traveller
di Derek Walcott
44 utenti
4.8
Member
absurdeist
52
Time Will Clean the Carcass Bones: Selected and New Poems
di Lucia Perillo
36 utenti
5
Member
Aug3Zimm
53
Thinkers and Doubters
di Michal Arbel
33 utenti
29 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
Yuki-Onna
54
The Moons of August: Poems
di Danusha Lameris
23 utenti
4
Member
2wonderY
55
Beethoven Variations: Poems on a Life
di Ruth Padel
21 utenti
1 recensione
3.8
Member
AnnieMod
56
The Malarkey
di Helen Dunmore
21 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.3
Member
si
57
Hold
di Bob Hicok
13 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.3
Member
VioletBramble
58
Acts of Contortion
di Anna Meek
9 utenti
½ 4.5
Member
hipdeep
59
A Half-Life of Cardio-Pulmonary Function: Poems and Paintings
di Eric Gansworth
8 utenti
1 recensione
5
Member
AbigailAdams26
60
The Sign of the Dragon
di Mary Soon Lee
5 utenti
3 recensioni
3.8
Member
wisemetis
61
Moon Go Away, I Don't Love You No More: Poems
di Jim Simmerman
4 utenti
5
Member
lottpoet
62
Werkboek : bloemlezing 1983-2010
di Jana Beranová
3 utenti
4
Member
EMS_24
63
Late Assignments
di Larry Watson
1 utente
½ 4.5
Member
edparks
64
Crossword: A Woman's Narrative
di Margo Swiss
1 utente
4
Member
pickupf
65
Electric Church
di K. Curtis Lyle
1 utente
1 recensione
Member
paradoxosalpha
66
The Poet X
di Elizabeth Acevedo
2,540 utenti
167 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
mrortiz
67
100 sonetti d’amore Canzone di gesta
di Pablo Neruda
1,562 utenti
20 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
sundancer
68
Book of Longing: A Song Cycle Based on the Poetry and Artwork of Leonard Cohen
di Leonard Cohen
1,402 utenti
15 recensioni
3.8
Member
Mary-Anne42
69
Native Guard: Poems
di Natasha Trethewey
536 utenti
17 recensioni
½ 4.3
Member
kidzdoc
70
Horoscopes for the Dead: Poems
di Billy Collins
472 utenti
13 recensioni
3.9
Member
bellawether
71
What Narcissism Means to Me: Poems
di Tony Hoagland
353 utenti
4 recensioni
4
Member
laytonwoman3rd
72
A Working Girl Can't Win and Other Poems
di Deborah Garrison
191 utenti
4 recensioni
½ 3.4
Member
melmore
73
Late Wife: Poems
di Claudia Emerson
180 utenti
6 recensioni
½ 4.5
Member
jeshakespeare
74
African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song
di Kevin Young
174 utenti
4 recensioni
½ 4.6
Member
AmyBHenderson
75
The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop
di Kevin Coval
172 utenti
2 recensioni
4.2
Member
susanbooks
76
Blood Dazzler: Poems
di Patricia Smith
159 utenti
6 recensioni
½ 4.6
Member
DoomLuz
77
Pillow Thoughts III: Mending the Mind
di Courtney Peppernell
137 utenti
3 recensioni
3.8
Member
Yuki-Onna
78
The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy
di John Brehm
96 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.6
Member
Aug3Zimm
79
Scar Tissue: Poems
di Charles Wright
78 utenti
3 recensioni
3.9
Member
slimikin
80
Dearest Creature
di Amy Gerstler
61 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 3.4
Member
VioletBramble
81
Jim Harrison: Complete Poems (The Heart's Work; Jim Harrison's Poetic Legacy)
di Jim Harrison
41 utenti
5
Member
edparks
82
Small Congregations: New and Selected Poems
di Thylias Moss
41 utenti
4
Member
lottpoet
83
Hill of Doors
di Robin Robertson
40 utenti
½ 3.5
Member
si
84
A Nail the Evening Hangs On
di Monica Sok
39 utenti
1 recensione
3.9
Member
AnnieMod
85
Waves
di P.J. Thomas
39 utenti
33 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
rhbouchard
86
The Last Uncle: Poems
di Linda Pastan
37 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
msjudy
87
Eyeshot (Wesleyan Poetry Series)
di Heather McHugh
32 utenti
2 recensioni
3.9
Member
chellerystick
88
77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin: Poems
di Thomas King
27 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.7
Member
gypsysmom
89
From Eve's Rib
di Gioconda Belli
27 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.5
Member
AbigailAdams26
90
From Scratch
di Clayton Eshleman
10 utenti
Member
paradoxosalpha
91
Weapons Grade: Poems
di Terese Svoboda
6 utenti
5
Member
absurdeist
92
Sunday Sugar
di Q. Gibson
6 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.7
Member
wisemetis
93
After Love
di Merle Amodeo
2 utenti
4
Member
pickupf
94
The Last Human Heart
di Allison Joseph
1 utente
½ 4.5
Member
hipdeep
95
Beowulf
di Beowulf Poet
25,380 utenti
334 recensioni
3.8
Member
rhbouchard
96
The World's Wife
di Carol Ann Duffy
746 utenti
14 recensioni
4.1
Member
Louiseworthington
97
Why I Wake Early: New Poems
di Mary Oliver
719 utenti
10 recensioni
4.2
Member
msjudy
98
Before the Ever After
di Jacqueline Woodson
489 utenti
36 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
sallylou61
99
E così vorresti fare lo scrittore?
di Charles Bukowski
422 utenti
4 recensioni
4.1
Member
edparks
100
Postcolonial Love Poem
di Natalie Diaz
346 utenti
10 recensioni
4.2
Member
gagapa