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100 Contemporary Poetry Collections

A incomplete collection of contemporary poetry. I've tried to include a mix of styles and intended audiences. Apologies for any glaring omissions.
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Barbie Chang (Victoria Chang)
Barbie Chang
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Victoria Chang
Bestiary (Donika Kelly)
Bestiary
2
Donika Kelly
Big Windows (Lauren Moseley)
Big Windows
3
Lauren Moseley
Blackacre (Monica Youn)
Blackacre
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Monica Youn
The Book of Cranes (Zang Di)
The Book of Cranes
5
Zang Di
Bright Dead Things (Ada Limon)
Bright Dead Things
6
Ada Limon
The Carrying (Ada Limón)
The Carrying
7
Ada Limón
Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude (Ross Gay)
Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude
8
Ross Gay
The Changing Room (Zhai Yongming)
The Changing Room
9
Zhai Yongming
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
10
Claudia Rankine
Citizen Illegal (Jose Olivarez)
Citizen Illegal
11
Jose Olivarez
Come Down (Fiona Sampson)
Come Down
12
Fiona Sampson
Compass Rose (Arthur Sze)
Compass Rose
13
Arthur Sze
Dance Dance Revolution (Cathy Park Hong)
Dance Dance Revolution
14
Cathy Park Hong
Deaf Republic: Poems (Ilya Kaminsky)
Deaf Republic: Poems
15
Ilya Kaminsky
Devotions (Mary Oliver)
Devotions
16
Mary Oliver
Discipline (Jane Yeh)
Discipline
17
Jane Yeh
Domestic Violence: Poems (Eavan Boland)
Domestic Violence: Poems
18
Eavan Boland
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems (Danez Smith)
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems
19
Danez Smith
Doubled Shadows (Ouyang Jianghe)
Doubled Shadows
20
Ouyang Jianghe
Dream Work (Mary Oliver)
Dream Work
21
Mary Oliver
Drops of Melodies - Uyghur Poetry (Hemurah Tohti)
Drops of Melodies - Uyghur Poetry
22
Hemurah Tohti
Each Happiness Ringed by Lions (Jane Hirschfield)
Each Happiness Ringed by Lions
23
Jane Hirschfield
Engine Empire (Cathy Park Hong)
Engine Empire
24
Cathy Park Hong
Eye Level (Jenny Xie)
Eye Level
25
Jenny Xie
Falling Awake (Alice Oswald)
Falling Awake
26
Alice Oswald
Felicity: Poems (Mary Oliver)
Felicity: Poems
27
Mary Oliver
Fleche (Mary Jean Chan)
Fleche
28
Mary Jean Chan
Floral Mutter (Ya Shi)
Floral Mutter
29
Ya Shi
The Future (Neil Hilborn)
The Future
30
Neil Hilborn
Garden Time (W.S. Merwin)
Garden Time
31
W.S. Merwin
The Girl Aquarium (Jen Campbell)
The Girl Aquarium
32
Jen Campbell
Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods (Tishani Doshi)
Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods
33
Tishani Doshi
Glad of These Times (Helen Dunmore)
Glad of These Times
34
Helen Dunmore
Great Goddesses (Nikita Gill)
Great Goddesses
35
Nikita Gill
The Half-God of Rainfall (Inua Ellams)
The Half-God of Rainfall
36
Inua Ellams
Hold Your Own (Kate Tempest)
Hold Your Own
37
Kate Tempest
Holy Moly Carry Me: Poems (Erika Meitner)
Holy Moly Carry Me: Poems
38
Erika Meitner
Ickerbrow Trig (Michael Haslam)
Ickerbrow Trig
39
Michael Haslam
If My Body Could Speak (Blythe Baird)
If My Body Could Speak
40
Blythe Baird
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