National Poetry Month Books for Adults

Updated March 26, 2026
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Latino poetry : the Library of America anthology
González, Rigoberto
Paper Book
There are a brilliant array of contemporary voices here as well, spinning out the tapestry of Latino poetry in daring new directions. Taking the measure of this current renaissance, the anthology culminates with the most comprehensive survey of twenty-first century Latino poetry yet published....
New and selected poems
Howe, Marie
Paper Book
Characterized by "a radical simplicity and seriousness of purpose, along with a fearless interest in autobiography and its tragedies and redemptions" (Matthew Zapruder, New York Times Magazine), Marie Howe's poetry transforms penetrating observations of everyday life into sacred, humane miracles....
Poems & prayers
McConaughey, Matthew
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the Academy Award-winning actor and author of Greenlights comes an inspiring, faith-filled, and often hilarious collection of personal poetry and prayers about navigating the rodeo of life and chasing down the original dream, belief.

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