Novels by Poets

A selections of novels by writers known primarily for their poetry.
Updated October 2, 2022
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The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
Paper Book
I felt very still and empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel, moving dully along in the middle of the surrounding hullabaloo. Sylvia Plath's groundbreaking semi-autobiographical novel offers an intimate, honest and often wrenching glimpse into mental illness. The...
Hot Milk
Deborah Levy
Paper Book
"Sofia and her mother, Rose, arrive on the Spanish coast seeking help. Rose is the victim of a biological conspiracy - her legs have stopped working and no one can tell her why. Both women are desperate for the truth - but waiting in Almeria are many more questions than answers. Almeria is a place...
Leaving the Atocha Station
Ben Lerner
Ebook
Adam Gordon is a brilliant, if highly unreliable, young American poet on a prestigious fellowship in Madrid, struggling to establish his sense of self and his relationship to art. What is actual when our experiences are mediated by language, technology, medication, and the arts? Is poetry an...
Chelsea Girls
Eileen Myles
Paper Book
A groundbreaking and candid novel-in-real-time, considered a cult classic, from one of America's most celebrated poets.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong
Paper Book
**THE SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** **WINNER OF THE MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD 2020** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2020** Brilliant, heart-breaking, tender, and highly original -...

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