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Balladz
Balladz is a 2022 poetry collection by American poet Sharon Olds, who received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2013 for her collection Stag's Leap. The poems explore themes of aging, mortality, memory, and personal loss, written in the direct lyric and bodily mode that has characterized Olds's work...
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The top alternative to Balladz in 2026 is Leaves of Grass with a score of 9.20/10, followed by The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (9.20) and The Wild Iris (9.17).
Leaves of Grass
Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass remains a pivotal work in American literature. This poetry collection, notable for its ex...
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson’s Complete Poems represent a comprehensive collection of nearly 1800 poems written by the influential Am...
The Wild Iris
Louise Glück’s *The Wild Iris* is a 1992 poetry collection exploring profound connections between human experience and t...
frank: sonnets
Diane Seuss’s *frank: sonnets* is a 2021 poetry collection exploring grief and resilience through the established form o...
Averno
Louise Glück’s Averno examines themes of loss, memory, and the natural world through a reimagining of the Greek myth con...
American Primitive
Mary Oliver’s *American Primitive* (1983) presents a series of lyric poems deeply rooted in observations of the natural...
Questions of Travel
Elizabeth Bishop’s *Questions of Travel* is a 1965 poetry collection examining experiences shaped by prolonged stays abr...
Dunce
Dunce is a collection of American contemporary poems by James Harber. Noted for its experimental form and challenging su...
Geography III
Elizabeth Bishop’s Geography III is a significant 1976 poetry collection showcasing the acclaimed American writer's lyri...
Native Guard
Natasha Trethewey's *Native Guard* is a 2006 poetry collection exploring themes of memory, loss, and identity through th...
Moy Sand and Gravel
Moy Sand and Gravel is a poetry collection published in 2002 by the Northern Irish poet Paul Muldoon. The collection's t...
Pilgrim Bell
Kaveh Akbar’s *Pilgrim Bell* is a 2021 poetry collection examining profound themes through lyrical verse. The work explo...
Scattered Snows, to the North
Carl Phillips’ Scattered Snows, to the North explores profound questions about remembrance and life's end through evocat...
The Shadow of Sirius
W.S. Merwin’s *The Shadow of Sirius* is a 2008 poetry collection exploring themes of memory, loss, and the passage of ti...
The Hurting Kind
Ada Limón’s “The Hurting Kind” is a poetry collection examining profound relationships between individuals and the natur...
Faithful and Virtuous Night
Louise Glück’s *Faithful and Virtuous Night* explores themes of memory, loss, and faith through intensely personal lyric...
Barbie Chang
Victoria Chang’s *Barbie Chang* presents a series of lyric poems centered around an Asian-American woman grappling with...
War of the Foxes
War of the Foxes is a 2015 poetry collection by American poet Richard Siken, published by Copper Canyon Press. It is his...
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...
Winter Recipes from the Collective
"Winter Recipes from the Collective" is a 2022 poetry collection by American poet Louise Glück, who received the Nobel P...
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| 9.20 Excellent | +1.84 | Compare | |
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