There's more fun stuff in this second stanza of my poetry challenge. There are also many multi-author anthologies which might well serve as a more approachable introduction to verse. And even better, by reading some of these poetry collections, you may find yourself entering an alternate universe without requiring psychotropic drugs.
As before, this is a comprehensive collection of classic, romantic and modern poetry. The challenge includes many works by 'National Book Award for Poetry' winners and finalists, Pulitzer Prize winners, Poet Laureates and Nobel Laureates etc.
The great majority of these books have Goodreads total ratings of between ~400 & 10,000. Please keep in mind that some of these works are blends of poetry and prose. In some cases, I'm not even sure they are poetry.
1-94: received at least 2 votes, ordered by author
95-end: Received only 1 vote but generally had high ratings (as above), with a few exemptions granted to the lesser known works of famous writers.
