Poetry Books

Updated April 27, 2023
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New and selected poems. Volume one
Oliver, Mary
Ebook
Whennbsp;New and Selected Poems, Volume Onenbsp;was originally published in 1992, Mary Oliver was awarded the National Book Award. In the fourteen years since its initial appearance it has become one of the best-selling volumes of poetry in the country. This collection features thirty poems...
The new one : painfully true stories from a reluctant dad
Birbiglia, Mike
Paper Book
With laugh-out-loud funny parenting observations, the New York Times bestselling author and award-winning comedian delivers a book that is perfect for anyone who has ever raised a child, been a child, or refuses to stop acting like one. *A Finalist for the...
Life between the tides
Nicolson, Adam
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2022 'A remarkable and powerful book, the rarest of things ... Nicolson is unique as a writer ... I loved it' EDMUND DE WAAL Few places are as familiar as the shore - and few as full of mystery and surprise.
How to fly (in ten thousand easy lessons) : poetry
Kingsolver, Barbara
Paper Book
"A gorgeous collection...These poems unplug from TV and social media and the outrage of the moment and turn our attention to the immediate and the everlasting, human intimacy and the power and mystery of nature." (Tampa Bay Times) "Kingsolver brings her gifts of observation and...
Black girl, call home
Mans, Jasmine
Paper Book
A literary coming-of-age poetry collection, an ode to the places we call home, and a piercingly intimate deconstruction of daughterhood, Black Girl, Call Home is a love letter to the wandering black girl and a vital companion to any woman on a journey to find truth, belonging, and healing. From...
Jim Harrison : complete poems
Harrison, Jim
Paper Book
Editors'' Choice Selection, The New York Times Book Review ** Starred Reviews ** in Library Journal and Booklist "This robust volume is a testament to the fortitude of a great American poet''s work... [a] landmark collection."--Raul...
Winter recipes from the collective
Glück, Louise
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A haunting book by a poet whose voice speaks of all our lifetimes Louise Glück's thirteenth book is among her most haunting. Here as in the Wild Iris there is a chorus, but the speakers are entirely human,...
Poet warrior : a memoir
Harjo, Joy
Paper Book
Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as U.S. poet laureate, invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her "poet-warrior" road. A musical, kaleidoscopic, and wise follow-up to Crazy Brave, Poet Warrior reveals how Harjo came to write poetry of...
Jim Harrison : the essential poems
Harrison, Jim
Paper Book
"An untrammeled renegade genius... Here is a poet talking to you instead of around himself, while doing absolutely brilliant and outrageous things with language."--Publishers Weekly Starred Review in Booklist: "[C]hoices of poems from each of Harrison''s books are...
Dearly : new poems
Atwood, Margaret
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The collection of a lifetime from the bestselling novelist and poet. By turns moving, playful and wise, the poems gathered in Dearly are about absences and endings, ageing and retrospection, but also about gifts and renewals. They...
The hill we climb : an inaugural poem for the country
Gorman, Amanda
Paper Book
The instant #1 New York Times bestseller and #1 USA Today bestseller Amanda Gorman's electrifying and historic poem "The Hill We Climb," read at President Joe Biden's inauguration, is now available as a collectible gift edition. "Stunning."...

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