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frank: sonnets

Diane Seuss’s *frank: sonnets* is a 2021 poetry collection exploring grief and resilience through the established form o...

American Contemporary Pulitzer Sonnets

9.14 Excellent

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Look

Look offers a stark collection of poems exploring themes of American experience and the impact of war through precise la...

Language American War Debut

8.92 Great

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Dunce

Dunce is a collection of American contemporary poems by James Harber. Noted for its experimental form and challenging su...

American Contemporary Experimental Award

8.81 Great

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Native Guard

Natasha Trethewey's *Native Guard* is a 2006 poetry collection exploring themes of memory, loss, and identity through th...

American Contemporary 2006 Pulitzer

8.78 Great

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Vita Nova

Louise Glück’s Vita Nova, published in 1999, is a significant collection of American poetry. The work examines profound...

American Contemporary Philosophical 1999

8.74 Great

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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

8.72 Great

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The Triumph of Achilles

Louise Glück’s *The Triumph of Achilles* (1985) is a significant poetry collection exploring themes of loss, power, and...

Classical American Contemporary 1985

8.66 Great

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The Simple Truth

Philip Levine’s *The Simple Truth* is a 1994 poetry collection examining American experience through the lens of working...

American Contemporary 1994 Pulitzer

8.55 Great

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Pilgrim Bell

Kaveh Akbar’s *Pilgrim Bell* is a 2021 poetry collection examining profound themes through lyrical verse. The work explo...

Lyric American Contemporary Spiritual

8.50 Great

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Thomas and Beulah

Rita Dove’s *Thomas and Beulah* offers a poignant portrait of two rural Americans through intimate verse. The collection...

American Contemporary Dove 1986

8.50 Great

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The Rain in the Trees

W.S. Merwin’s *The Rain in the Trees* is a 1988 poetry collection exploring connections between nature and human experie...

American Contemporary Environmental 1988

8.48 Great

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Modern Poetry

Diane Seuss’s *Modern Poetry* is a 2024 collection of American poetry exploring themes of memory, art, and identity thro...

American Contemporary Sonnets Award

8.43 Great

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Scattered Snows, to the North

Carl Phillips’ Scattered Snows, to the North explores profound questions about remembrance and life's end through evocat...

Lyric American Contemporary Pulitzer

8.38 Great

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Time Is a Mother

Ocean Vuong’s *Time Is a Mother* is a 2022 poetry collection exploring profound themes of loss, remembrance, and familia...

American Contemporary Grief Queer

8.35 Great

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To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness

Robin Coste Lewis’s “To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness” is a poetry collection exploring themes of family, Amer...

American Contemporary Photography Family

8.35 Great

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Blizzard of One

Mark Strand’s *Blizzard of One* is a poetry collection published in 1998. The book features Strand's distinctive style c...

American Contemporary 1998 Pulitzer

8.35 Great

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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

8.33 Great

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The World Doesn't End

Charles Simic’s *The World Doesn't End* is a 1989 poetry collection exploring themes of displacement and alienation. Fea...

American Contemporary 1989 Prose Poems

8.32 Great

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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

8.31 Great

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The Best of It: New and Selected Poems

Kay Ryan’s *The Best of It* presents a comprehensive collection of her poetry. This volume includes both previously publ...

American Contemporary 2010 Pulitzer

8.30 Great