Teen Poetry

Updated April 20, 2023
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The complete poetry of Edgar Allan Poe
Poe, Edgar Allan
Paper Book
Explore the transcendent world of unity and ultimate beauty in Edgar Allan Poe's verse in this complete poetry collection. Although best known for his short stories, Edgar Allan Poe was by nature and choice a poet. From his exquisite lyric "To Helen," to his immortal masterpieces...
For every one
Reynolds, Jason
Paper Book
Shout : a poetry memoir
Anderson, Laurie Halse
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller and one of 2019's best-reviewed books, a poetic memoir and call to action from the award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson! Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and...
Painless poetry
Mary Elizabeth
Paper Book
Kids who are convinced that they hate poetry or think it's dull and difficult, are likely to change their opinions when they open this book. Using examples that range from exciting, well-told stories that grip the imagination to song lyrics and slam poetry, the author shows that there is more to...
I felt a funeral, in my brain
Walton, Will
Paper Book
From the author of the poignant and provocative debut Anything Could Happen comes an astonishing novel in verse about love, death, and the poetry we find when we most need it.How do you deal with a hole in your life?Do you turn to poets and pop songs?Do you dream? Do you try on love just to...
My shouting, shattered, whispering voice : a guide to writing poetry & speaking your truth
Vecchione, Patrice
Paper Book
The ultimate writing guide that is "a helping hand to anyone who dreams of telling their truth through words on a page."-Ellen Bass, author ofIndigo " This book gives us endless ways to access our creativeselvesandshows ushow to shape ourexperiences intopoetry...This...
Apple : skin to the core : a memoir in words and pictures
Gansworth, Eric
Paper Book
PRINTZ AWARD HONOR NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST A moving memoir-in-verse that chronicles one Native teenager's search for belonging  The term "Apple" is a slur in Native communities across the country. It's for someone supposedly "red on...
Ordinary hazards : a memoir
Grimes, Nikki
Paper Book
Michael L. Printz Honor Book Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book Arnold Adoff Poetry Award for Teens Six Starred Reviews--★Booklist ★BCCB ★The Horn Book ★Publishers Weekly ★School Library Connection...
Ain't burned all the bright
Reynolds, Jason
Paper Book
A Caldecott Honor winner! Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now. Written by #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds....
The princess saves herself in this one
Lovelace, Amanda
Paper Book
Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Poetry (2016), amanda lovelace's the princess saves herself in this one is a collection of poetry about resilience. It is about writing your own ending. From Amanda Lovelace, a poetry collection in four parts: the princess, the...
The witch doesn't burn in this one
Lovelace, Amanda
Paper Book
2016 Goodreads Choice Award-winning poet Amanda Lovelace returns in the witch doesn't burn in this one -- the bold second book in her "women are some kind of magic" series.  The witch: supernaturally powerful, inscrutably independent, and now--indestructible...
I would leave me if I could. : a collection of poetry
Halsey
Paper Book
Grammy Award-nominated, platinum-selling musician Halsey is heralded as one of the most compelling voices of her generation. In I Would Leave Me If I Could, she reveals never-before-seen poetry of longing, love, and the nuances of bipolar disorder. In this...

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