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The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson’s collected poems represent a significant body of intensely personal and innovative verse from the 19th...

Classic American Collection 19TH Century

9.8 Brilliant

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Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass remains a pivotal work in American literature. Published in 1855, this poetry collection...

Classic American Collection 19TH Century

9.5 Brilliant

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Geography III by Elizabeth Bishop

Elizabeth Bishop’s Geography III (1976) is a significant modernist poetry collection exploring profound themes through m...

Classic American Collection Modernist

9.3 Excellent

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Life Studies by Robert Lowell

Life Studies by Robert Lowell offers intensely intimate portraits exploring family history, mental illness, and personal...

Classic American Collection Poetry

9.2 Excellent

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The Complete Poems of William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams’ *The Complete Poems* offers a comprehensive collection of the work of a pivotal figure in Ameri...

American Collection Modernist Anthology

9.2 Excellent

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Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass remains a pivotal work in American literature. This poetry collection, notable for its ex...

Lyric Classic American Canon

9.2 Excellent

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77 Dream Songs

John Berryman’s *77 Dream Songs* is a seminal 1964 poetry collection exploring themes of disillusionment and identity th...

Classic American NBA Dream Songs

9.2 Excellent

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Howl and Other Poems

Allen Ginsberg’s *Howl* is a seminal 1956 poetry collection profoundly influential on American literature. The work expl...

Classic American Beat Counterculture

9.2 Excellent

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Diving into the Wreck: Poems 1971-1972

Adrienne Rich’s *Diving into the Wreck* is a seminal 1973 poetry collection recognized with the National Book Award. The...

Classic American NBA Feminist

9.2 Excellent

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The Wild Iris

Louise Glück’s *The Wild Iris* is a 1992 poetry collection exploring profound connections between human experience and t...

Nature Lyric American Pulitzer

9.2 Excellent

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Citizen: An American Lyric

Citizen is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry collection by Claudia Rankine. The work explores systemic racism in America t...

American Hybrid Race Award

9.2 Excellent

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WHEREAS

Layli Long Soldier’s *WHEREAS* examines the complexities of historical and contemporary relationships between the U.S. g...

American Indigenous Experimental Award

9.2 Excellent

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Voyage of the Sable Venus

Robin Coste Lewis’s *Voyage of the Sable Venus* is a powerful poetry collection exploring the depiction of Black female...

Black American NBA Ekphrastic

9.2 Excellent

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Olio

Tyehimba Jess’s *Olio* is a 2016 poetry collection exploring the lives and legacies of Black musicians within American m...

Black History American Pulitzer

9.2 Excellent

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Poems (Emily Dickinson, 1890)

Emily Dickinson’s Poems, published posthumously in 1890, represents a significant introduction of her intensely personal...

American 19TH Century Death Dickinson

9.2 Excellent

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Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

Citizen: An American Lyric is a 2014 genre-defying book by Jamaican-American poet Claudia Rankine that examines modern r...

American Contemporary Collection Social Justice

8.7 Great

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Shakespeare in Harlem

Langston Hughes’s “Shakespeare in Harlem,” published in 1942, presents a unique blend of Shakespearean sonnets and blues...

American Blues Harlem Renaissance 1942

8.3 Great

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Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith

Don't Call Us Dead is a 2017 poetry collection by American poet Danez Smith, highly acclaimed for its powerful explorati...

American Contemporary Collection Social Justice

7.9 Good

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The Jacob's Ladder

The Jacob's Ladder is a 1961 poetry collection by British-born American poet Denise Levertov, noted for its exploration...

American 20TH Century Spiritual 1961

7.9 Good

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Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note

*Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note* is the 1961 debut collection by African-American poet Amiri Baraka, noted for...

African American American Beat 1961

7.7 Good