swap_horiz 17 Poems Alternatives

1

New and Selected Poems by Mary Oliver

Mary Oliver’s *New and Selected Poems* offers a profound exploration of the natural world through deeply observant verse...

Nature American Contemporary Collection

9.1 Excellent

2

American Primitive by Mary Oliver

Mary Oliver’s *American Primitive*, published in 1983, is a celebrated poetry collection examining the profound connecti...

Nature Contemporary Collection Poetry

8.9 Great

3

The Half-Finished Heaven

Tomas Tranströmer’s *The Half-Finished Heaven* is a significant collection of poetry published in 1962. It examines prof...

Contemporary Philosophical Swedish 1962

8.8 Great

4

Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude

Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude is a 2015 poetry collection by American poet Ross Gay, published by the University of P...

Nature American Contemporary Ode

8.7 Great

5

The Sad Gondola

Tomas Tranströmer’s *The Sad Gondola* (1996) is a poetry collection exploring themes of loss, memory, and displacement t...

Contemporary 1996 Swedish Late Work

8.6 Great

6

Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay

Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude is a 2015 poetry collection by American poet Ross Gay, published by the University of Pit...

Nature American Contemporary Collection

8.5 Great

7

Dart by Alice Oswald

Dart is a 2002 book-length poem by British poet Alice Oswald that traces the River Dart from its source on Dartmoor to t...

Nature Contemporary Collection British

8.5 Great

8

Great Enigma

Tomas Tranströmer’s *Great Enigma* is a 2006 collection of poetry offering stark, minimalist verses exploring themes of...

Contemporary Swedish 2006 Collected

8.5 Great

9

Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón

Bright Dead Things is a 2015 poetry collection by American poet Ada Limón that was recognized as a finalist for the Nati...

Nature American Contemporary Collection

8.3 Great

10

The Hurting Kind

Ada Limón’s “The Hurting Kind” is a poetry collection examining profound relationships between individuals and the natur...

Nature Lyric American Contemporary

8.3 Great

11

Bells and Tracks

*Bells and Tracks* by Göran Rakebrand presents a contemporary lyrical poetry collection examining themes of sound, trave...

Contemporary Lyrical Swedish 1966

8.3 Great

12

The Trees Witness Everything

Victoria Chang’s *The Trees Witness Everything* presents a series of thirteen-line poems examining complex emotions thro...

Nature American Contemporary Constraint

8.0 Great

13

The Vixen

The Vixen is a 1996 poetry collection by Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet W.S. Merwin, published by Copper Canyon Pr...

Nature American Contemporary 1996

8.0 Great

14

When One Has Lived a Long Time Alone

Galway Kinnell’s *When One Has Lived a Long Time Alone* explores themes of isolation and mortality through deeply observ...

Nature American Contemporary 1990

8.0 Great

15

Deep Lane

Deep Lane is a 2015 poetry collection by the American poet Mark Doty, published by W. W. Norton & Company. The collectio...

Nature Lyric Contemporary 21ST Century

7.9 Good

16

The Carrying by Ada Limón

"The Carrying" is a 2018 poetry collection by contemporary American poet Ada Limón, who later served as the 24th Poet La...

Nature American Contemporary Collection

7.8 Good

17

Sharks in the Rivers

Sharks in the Rivers is a poetry collection by American poet Ada Limón, published in 2010 by Milkweed Editions. The coll...

Nature Lyric American Contemporary

7.8 Good

18

Red Bird

Red Bird is a 2008 poetry collection by American poet Mary Oliver. Its poems return to subjects central to Oliver's work...

Nature American Contemporary 2008

7.5 Good

19

Blue Horses by Mary Oliver

*Blue Horses* is a 2014 poetry collection by American poet Mary Oliver. Its poems address the natural world, aging, mort...

Nature American Contemporary Collection

7.4 Good

20

Dog Songs by Mary Oliver

Dog Songs is a poetry collection by American poet Mary Oliver, first published in 2013. The book brings together poems a...

Nature Contemporary Collection Poetry

7.2 Good