swap_horiz The Prodigal Alternatives

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Omeros

Omeros is an epic poem written by Caribbean poet Derek Walcott, published in 1990. Structured in seven books and divided...

Epic 20TH Century Caribbean Canonical

9.4 Excellent

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Sea Grapes

Sea Grapes is a 1976 poetry collection by Saint Lucian poet Derek Walcott. Its poems examine Caribbean landscape, coloni...

Nature Lyric 20TH Century Caribbean

8.7 Great

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White Egrets

White Egrets is a 2010 poetry collection by the Saint Lucian poet and Nobel laureate Derek Walcott. Published by Farrar,...

Lyric 21ST Century Caribbean Walcott

8.6 Great

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Metaphysical Dog

Metaphysical Dog is a 2013 poetry collection by American poet Frank Bidart, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The...

Lyric Contemporary 21ST Century National Book Award

8.5 Great

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Midsummer

Midsummer is a 1984 poetry collection by Caribbean poet and Nobel laureate Derek Walcott. The work consists of a sequenc...

Lyric 20TH Century Caribbean Sonnets

8.4 Great

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The Beauty of the Husband

The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos is a 2001 poetry collection by Canadian author Anne Carson. St...

Lyric Narrative Canadian 21ST Century

8.4 Great

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A Scattering of Salts

A Scattering of Salts is a poetry collection published in 1995 by the American poet James Merrill. It serves as Merrill'...

Lyric American 20TH Century Late Career

8.4 Great

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Men in the Off Hours

Men in the Off Hours is a 2000 book by the Canadian poet and classicist Anne Carson, blending lyric poetry, essays, dram...

Lyric Canadian 21ST Century Experimental

8.3 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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Chronic

Chronic is a 2009 poetry collection by the American poet D. A. Powell, published by Graywolf Press. It engages with them...

Lyric Contemporary 21ST Century Powell

8.3 Great

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Source

"Source" is a poetry collection by American poet Mark Doty, published in 2001 by HarperCollins. Known for his exploratio...

Lyric Contemporary 21ST Century Spiritual

8.3 Great

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Elogio de la sombra

Elogio de la sombra is a 1969 poetry collection by Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges, published by Editorial Emecé. The...

Lyric 20TH Century Argentine Late Career

8.2 Great

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The Fortunate Traveller

The Fortunate Traveller is a 1981 poetry collection by Caribbean writer Derek Walcott, who was awarded the Nobel Prize i...

Lyric 20TH Century Political Caribbean

8.2 Great

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Star Dust

Star Dust is a poetry collection by American author Frank Bidart, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2005. The co...

Lyric Contemporary 21ST Century Grief

8.2 Great

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Facing the River

Published in 1995, this late-career poetry collection by Czesław Miłosz reflects on memory, aging, and the Lithuanian la...

Lyric Polish 20TH Century Late Career

8.2 Great

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The Arkansas Testament

The Arkansas Testament is a poetry collection by Saint Lucian poet and playwright Derek Walcott, published in 1987 by Fa...

Lyric 20TH Century Political Caribbean

8.1 Great

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Teahouse of the Almighty

Teahouse of the Almighty is a poetry collection by Patricia Smith, published in 2006 by Coffee House Press as part of th...

Lyric Contemporary 21ST Century Smith Patricia

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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Tiepolo's Hound

Tiepolo's Hound is a book-length narrative poem by the Caribbean poet and playwright Derek Walcott, published in 2000 by...

21ST Century Caribbean Ekphrastic Long Poem

7.9 Good

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Planisphere

"Planisphere" is a 2009 poetry collection by prominent American poet John Ashbery, an influential figure associated with...

Lyric 21ST Century Late Career Ashbery

7.6 Good