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48 Top-Rated Poetry Collections From the Past Five Years

"We've gathered here 48 relatively recent poetry collections—published since 2019—that have proved particularly popular with Goodreads' regulars. Each of the books has earned an average star rating of 3.5 or above (sometimes very above). You'll find many of the best-known poets in the business, like Margaret Atwood, Billy Collins, and Ocean Vuong. Also watch for some familiar new names like Rio Cortez and America's first National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman."
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Time Is a Mother (Ocean Vuong)
Time Is a Mother
1
Ocean Vuong
Woman Without Shame (Sandra Cisneros)
Woman Without Shame
2
Sandra Cisneros
Musical Tables (Billy Collins)
Musical Tables
3
Billy Collins
The Hurting Kind: Poems (Ada Limón)
The Hurting Kind: Poems
4
Ada Limón
Above Ground (Clint Smith)
Above Ground
5
Clint Smith
Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light (Joy Harjo)
Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light
6
Joy Harjo
Call Us What We Carry: Poems (Amanda Gorman)
Call Us What We Carry: Poems
7
Amanda Gorman
And Yet: Poems (Kate Baer)
And Yet: Poems
8
Kate Baer
Dearly (Atwood, Margaret)
Dearly
9
Atwood, Margaret
Walking Gentry Home (Alora Young)
Walking Gentry Home
10
Alora Young
Couplets: A Love Story (Maggie Millner)
Couplets: A Love Story
11
Maggie Millner
How to Maintain Eye Contact (Robert Wood Lynn)
How to Maintain Eye Contact
12
Robert Wood Lynn
Golden Ax (Rio Cortez)
Golden Ax
13
Rio Cortez
Alive at the End of the World (Saeed Jones)
Alive at the End of the World
14
Saeed Jones
The World Keeps Ending and the World Goes on (Franny Choi)
The World Keeps Ending and the World Goes On
15
Franny Choi
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head (Warsan Shire)
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
16
Warsan Shire
Black Girl Call Home (Jasmine)
Black Girl Call Home
17
Jasmine
Homie (Danez Smith)
Homie
18
Danez Smith
Postcolonial Love Poem (Natalie Diaz)
Postcolonial Love Poem
19
Natalie Diaz
Poukahangatus (Tayi Tibble)
Poukahangatus
20
Tayi Tibble
Goldenrod (Maggie Smith)
Goldenrod
21
Maggie Smith
Just Us (Claudia Rankine)
Just Us
22
Claudia Rankine
You Better Be Lightning (Andrea Gibson)
You Better Be Lightning
23
Andrea Gibson
How to Fly in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons (Barbara Kinsolver)
How to Fly in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons
24
Barbara Kinsolver
Promises of Gold (José Olivarez)
Promises of Gold
25
José Olivarez
Home Body (Rupi Kaur)
Home Body
26
Rupi Kaur
Finna (Nate Marshall)
Finna
27
Nate Marshall
The Border Simulator (Gabriel Dozal)
The Border Simulator
28
Gabriel Dozal
Girls That Never Die: Poems (Safia Elhillo)
Girls That Never Die: Poems
29
Safia Elhillo
All the Flowers Kneeling (Paul Tran)
All the Flowers Kneeling
30
Paul Tran
As She Appears (Shelley Wong)
As She Appears
31
Shelley Wong
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency (Chen Chen)
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency
32
Chen Chen
Customs: Poems (Solmaz Sharif)
Customs: Poems
33
Solmaz Sharif
Magical Negro (Morgan Parker)
Magical Negro
34
Morgan Parker
Deaf Republic (Ilya Kaminsky)
Deaf Republic
35
Ilya Kaminsky
Path of Totality (Niina Pollari)
Path of Totality
36
Niina Pollari
Judas Goat (Gabrielle Bates)
Judas Goat
37
Gabrielle Bates
I Am the Rage (Martina McGowan)
I Am the Rage
38
Martina McGowan
The Tradition (Jericho Brown)
The Tradition
39
Jericho Brown
An American Sunrise (Joy Harjo)
An American Sunrise
40
Joy Harjo
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