Best poetry books on Reddit
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#1
Mary Oliver
5.0
(16)
"Big fan of Felicity by Mary Oliver."
"Devotions by Mary Oliver."
"I just bought Devotions by Mary Oliver and am enjoying it as a newer poetry reader."
"I love Mary Oliver."
"Mary Oliver."
"Her work is often very 'universal' in how it speaks to people."
"Devotions - Mary Oliver"
"But since you mentioned poetry about dogs, I suggest Mary Oliver's *Dog Songs.*"
"It was quite beautiful and quick and breezy to get through."
"She was fantastic."
#2
Shel Silverstein
5.0
(7)
"Whimsical and a bit creepy but great themes."
"Teaches the important lesson that poetry can be fun."
"{{Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein}}."
"Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein!"
"Shel Silverstein's *Where the Sidewalk Ends*."
"Shel Silverstein"
#3
Billy Collins
4.8
(5)
"Billy Collins! He writes deceptively simple poetry."
"Charming, accessible."
"Try Billy Collins Picnic, Lightning as well as his anthology Poetry 180."
"Anything Billy Collins."
"Any of Billy Collins collections. I recommend the art of drowning."
#4
Walt Whitman
5.0
(4)
"Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Every line is a visual image."
"Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman is a poetry collection, and a good place to start."
"Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman"
#5
Warsan Shire
4.8
(4)
"I would suggest Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth."
"Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire."
"It's one of my favorite books of all time."
"If you like Rupi Kaur maybe try *Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth* by Warsan Shire."
#6
Louise Gluck
4.8
(4)
"Not sure if she has been suggested yet, but Louise Gluck is lovely to read."
"Louise Gluck."
"And of course *Faithful and Virtuous Night* from Louise Gluck."
"Louise Gluck. Her poems are complex and layered."
#7
Charles Bukowski
4.0
(4)
"I've been reading On Drinking by Charles Bukowski."
"Charles Bukowski has a lot of good poetry books."
"Love is a dog from hell by charles bukowski."
"I love anything Bukowski, 'Hot Water Music' and 'Love is a Dog from Hell' are both good places to start."
#8
Nikita Gill
5.0
(3)
"I would suggest anything by Nikita Gill."
"I like Nikita Gill's poetry. Maybe you could try her books."
"I like Nikita Gill's poetry. Maybe you could try her books."
#9
Ada Limon
5.0
(3)
"Also highly recommend Ada Limon’s Bright Dead Things."
"The Carrying by Ada Limon, US Poet Laureate!"
"Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón."
#10
Emily Dickinson
5.0
(3)
"Includes a lot of really neat context about how she developed a lot of her poems."
"I’d recommend the Barnes and Noble Classics version."
#11
Wendy Cope
5.0
(3)
"...and Wendy Cope’s If I Don’t Know."
"Try serious concerns by Wendy cope promise u won’t be disappointed."
"Cope has a good sense of humour so her poems don't feel too stuffy."
#12
Richard Siken
4.7
(3)
"War of the Foxes and Crush by Richard Siken."
"*Crush* by Richard Siken."
#13
Tracy K. Smith
4.3
(3)
"I also found Life on Mars by Tracy K Smith enchanting."
"Life On Mars by Tracy K. Smith is a good one!"
"I really enjoyed Tracy K Smith’s Life on Mars."
#14
Kaveh Akbar
5.0
(2)
"My personal favorites."
"Kaveh Akbar's *Calling a Wolf a Wolf*. It's a beautiful book about addiction and recovery."
#15
M.Icon
5.0
(2)
"Poetry book called- Meraki: a collection of poetry for every heart, by M.Icon was great from Amazon."
"Poetry book called Meraki: a collection of poetry for every heart, by M.Icon was great from Amazon."
#16
Garrison Keillor
5.0
(2)
"Good Poems is a compilation edited by Garrison Keillor."
"The anthology Good Poems, selected by Garrison Keillor, is a nice collection that covers a lot of terrain."
#17
Robert Frost
5.0
(2)
"I love Robert Frost."
#18
Sylvia Plath
5.0
(2)
"Ariel by Sylvia Plath."
"Ariel by Sylvia Plath, I also had a selected poems of Allen Ginsberg, I really enjoy reading that."
#19
Langston Hughes
5.0
(2)
"I always found Langston Hughes very accessible in college."
"Langston Hughes' poetry is moving and easy to read."
#20
P J Keegan
5.0
(2)
"[The Penguin Book of English Verse] by P J Keegan is a great anthology."
"The New Penguin Book of English Verse edited by P J Keegan."
#21
Danez Smith
4.5
(2)
"Are two of my faves."
"Danez Smith."
#22
Philip Larkin
4.5
(2)
"Philip Larkin was the poet who really made me love poetry."
"Good and easy."
#23
Harivanshrai Bachchan
4.5
(2)
"Mandatory ones that everyone should read."
"Try madhushala to begin with IMO."
#24
T.S. Eliot
4.5
(2)
"And I seem to always go back to T.S. Eliot."
"Personally, I'm a TS Eliot fangirl."
#25
Bloodaxe
4.5
(2)
"You might enjoy the 'Staying Alive' anthology from Bloodaxe."
"It's a mixed bag but it's really good value for money & you will find stuff in there you like."
#26
Atticus
4.0
(2)
"My girlfriend is really fond of a contemporary poet called Atticus. Lots of love and relationship type stuff."
"Have heard good things about Atticus."
#27
Rupi Kaur
4.0
(2)
"Milk and honey by Rupi Kaur"
"Check out if Rupi Kaur is your style (for example Milk and Honey)."
#28
Amanda Lovelace
5.0
(1)
"Anything by Amanda Lovelace (my personal favorite of hers is To Make Monsters Out Of Girls)."
#29
Khalil Gibran
5.0
(1)
"The Prophet by Khalil Gibran is a beautiful piece of poetry and prose even"
#30
John Lithgow
5.0
(1)
"Is a good one."
#31
Lewis Carroll
5.0
(1)
"*The Hunting of the Snark* by Lewis Carroll."
#32
Arthur Rimbaud
5.0
(1)
"Is all you’d ever need."
#33
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
5.0
(1)
"Someone gave me this collection when I was young and it had a huge impact on me."
#34
Nathan Alterman
5.0
(1)
"One of the more classic/iconic Hebrew poetry books"
#35
Ocean Vuong
5.0
(1)
"I would suggest Night Sky with Exit Wounds."
#36
Noor Unnahar
5.0
(1)
"I would suggest New Names for Lost Things."
#37
Sharon Creech
5.0
(1)
"I can not rave enough about "Love that Dog" by Sharon Creech."
#38
Paul Kelly
5.0
(1)
"This book collects basically all of his favourite poems together in one place."
#39
Rainer Maria Rilke
5.0
(1)
"Start with Letters to a Young Poet and The Selected Poetry of RMR."
#40
Oscar Williams
5.0
(1)
"A top-notch anthology, popular for decades now, that will expose you to a wide range of poetry."
#41
Nick Lantz
5.0
(1)
"Nick Lantz' *How to Dance as the Roof Caves In*."
#42
Kevin Prufer
5.0
(1)
"My favorites for 2014: Kevin Prufer's *Churches*."
#43
Hilaire Belloc
5.0
(1)
"*Cautionary Tales for Children* by Hilaire Belloc."
#44
Ada Limón
5.0
(1)
"Limón has one poem called 'what it looks like to us and the words we use' that i think about all the time."
#45
Ifeanyi Ogbo
5.0
(1)
"I can’t recommend this gem enough."
#46
A. E. Housman
5.0
(1)
"I’m a big fan of A Shropshire Lad by A. E. Housman."
#47
Spike Milligan
5.0
(1)
"Spike Milligan writes great children's poems."
#48
Robert Louis Stevenson
5.0
(1)
"*A Child's Garden of Verses* by Robert Louis Stevenson would be a beautiful place to start."
#49
E. E. Cummings
5.0
(1)
#50
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
5.0
(1)
#51
John Cooper Clarke
5.0
(1)
"He is of the opinion all poetry should be read out loud."
#52
Seamus Heaney
5.0
(1)
"His poems are moving, and have huge depth and complexity."
#53
WH Auden
5.0
(1)
"My favorites are WH Auden, Christina Rossetti."
#54
Whimsical Poetry
5.0
(1)
"The most intriguing and best thing about this book are the poems and quotes that are original."
#55
Sandra Cisneros
5.0
(1)
"Sandra Cisneros. Her poetry is simple, clear, sensual, and beautiful."
#56
Joy Harjo
5.0
(1)
"See Joy Harjo. Her work speaks to me like nothing else has."
#57
Maya Angelou
5.0
(1)
"Maya Angelou’s poems are really nice."
#58
Dorothea Lasky
5.0
(1)
"I really like Dorothea Lasky, saw her read in NYC once, really cool."
#59
Frances Mayes
4.0
(1)
"Check out The Discovery of Poetry by Frances Mayes."
#60
Alice Notley
4.0
(1)
"Anything by Alice Notley, but especially the Descent of Alette."
#61
Noelle Cannon
4.0
(1)
"Sunspot by Noelle Cannon."
#62
Perrine
4.0
(1)
"This book teaches you all the basic elements of a good poem."
#63
Henry Beard
4.0
(1)
"For fun light one."
#64
Milo Miserlian
4.0
(1)
"I have a book of sampled poetry based on my state of mind."
#65
Matthew Dickman
4.0
(1)
"My more modern recommendations."
#66
Tim Seibles
4.0
(1)
"Tim Seibles “First Kiss” is good."
#67
Best American Poetry
4.0
(1)
"Best American Poetry 2020, or something - get a bunch of authors in one place."
#68
Brendan Bigney
4.0
(1)
"You won't go wrong with Brendan Bigney's 'Atomic Kiss'."
#69
David Silverberg
4.0
(1)
"If you're into science fiction, David Silverberg came out with As Close to the Edge Without Going Over."
#70
Hovhanes Shiraz
4.0
(1)
"His poems were popular in Iran too."
#71
Judith Viorst
4.0
(1)
"Her poetry was fun too."
#72
William Blake
4.0
(1)
"Very accessible."
#73
Charles Simic
4.0
(1)
"His stuff is easy to digest but has some really interesting, surreal imagery."
#74
Robert Service
4.0
(1)
"Poems that make Grown Women cry."
#75
Garrison Keller
4.0
(1)
"Garrison Keller has some great poetry collections."
#76
Ramón López Velarde
4.0
(1)
"Read Ramón López Velarde, he is according to Octavio Paz, the greatest mexican poet of all time."
#77
Jon Elias
4.0
(1)
"Jon elias books are good."
#78
Sarah Kaye
4.0
(1)
"May I suggest Sarah Kaye."
#79
Marge Piercy
4.0
(1)
"Check out Marge piercy's poems."
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