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The Whitsun Weddings

The Whitsun Weddings is a poetry collection by Philip Larkin, published in 1964 by Faber and Faber. It includes some of...

Lyric 20TH Century British English

9.5 Brilliant

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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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The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson’s Complete Poems represent a comprehensive collection of nearly 1800 poems written by the influential Am...

Lyric Classic American Complete

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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Deaf Republic

Ilya Kaminsky’s *Deaf Republic* is a powerful 2019 poetry collection exploring themes of resistance and displacement. Th...

Political Fable Ukrainian American Award

9.2 Excellent

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The Book of Images

*The Book of Images* (*Das Buch der Bilder*) is a poetry collection by Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke. It was...

Lyric German Early 20TH Century Mystical

9.1 Excellent

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Alcools

*Alcools* is a 1913 poetry collection by French author Guillaume Apollinaire. It is considered a foundational text of li...

Lyric French Modernist Early 20TH Century

9.1 Excellent

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The Less Deceived

"The Less Deceived" is a collection of poetry by the English writer Philip Larkin, published in 1955 by the Marvell Pres...

Lyric 20TH Century British Pessimist

9.1 Excellent

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Romances sans paroles

Romances sans paroles is an 1874 poetry collection by French poet Paul Verlaine, consisting of poems composed during his...

Lyric French 19TH Century Symbolist

9.1 Excellent

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The Body's Question

Tracy K. Smith’s “The Body’s Question” is a debut poetry collection examining profound personal experiences through lyri...

Lyric American Debut Award

8.4 Great

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Muscular Music

Muscular Music is the debut poetry collection of American poet Terrance Hayes, published in 1999. The collection explore...

Lyric Contemporary 21ST Century Debut

8.3 Great

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Fervor de Buenos Aires

"Fervor de Buenos Aires" is the debut poetry collection by Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges, published in 1923. The po...

Lyric Early 20TH Century Debut Argentine

8.1 Great

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Against Which

Against Which is the debut poetry collection by American poet Ross Gay, published by CavanKerry Press in 2006. The poems...

Lyric Contemporary 21ST Century Debut

8.1 Great

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The January Children

The January Children is a 2017 poetry collection by Sudanese-American poet Safia Elhillo. The collection explores themes...

Lyric Diaspora Debut Sudanese American

8.0 Great

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18 Poems

18 Poems is the first poetry collection by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, published in 1934 when he was in his early twent...

Lyric 20TH Century Welsh Debut

8.0 Great

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Color

Color is the 1925 debut poetry collection of American poet Countee Cullen and an important work of the Harlem Renaissanc...

Lyric 20TH Century Harlem Renaissance Debut

7.8 Good

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Lucky Wreck

"Lucky Wreck" is the debut poetry collection by Ada Limón, published in 2006. The manuscript was selected by poet Jean V...

Lyric Contemporary 21ST Century Debut

7.4 Good

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Let Us Compare Mythologies

Published in 1956, Let Us Compare Mythologies is the debut poetry collection by Canadian writer and musician Leonard Coh...

Lyric Canadian 20TH Century Debut

7.4 Good

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Golden State

Golden State is the 1973 debut poetry collection by American poet Frank Bidart. The book established several features as...

Lyric 20TH Century Confessional Debut

7.1 Good

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The North Ship

The North Ship is Philip Larkin's first poetry collection, published in 1945 by the Fortune Press. The poems show a styl...

Lyric 20TH Century British Debut

6.6 Fair