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Poetry: Poems to Read and Books to Inspire

Poetry is food for the soul and stimulation for the mind. Here is a list of books to read or if you are inspired to write, to help you write. As always, I have read all of these books.
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All Cats Are Introverts (Marciuliano, Francesco)
All Cats Are Introverts
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Marciuliano, Francesco
Ask Me: 100 Essential Poems of William Stafford (Stafford, William)
Ask Me: 100 Essential Poems of William Stafford
2
Stafford, William
Blue Hour (Forche, Carolyn)
Blue Hour
3
Forche, Carolyn
The Book of Fairy Poetry (Hague, Michael)
The Book of Fairy Poetry
4
Hague, Michael
A Boy's Will (Frost, Robert)
A Boy's Will
5
Frost, Robert
Bright Dead Things: Poems (Limon, Ada)
Bright Dead Things: Poems
6
Limon, Ada
A Child's Garden of Verse (Stevenson, Robert Louis)
A Child's Garden of Verse
7
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Classic Poetry: An Illustrated Collection (Rosen, Michael)
Classic Poetry: An Illustrated Collection
8
Rosen, Michael
Cold Was That Beauty - Icelandic Nature Poetry (Einarsdóttir, Helga)
Cold Was That Beauty - Icelandic Nature Poetry
9
Einarsdóttir, Helga
Collected Poems (Larkin, Philip)
Collected Poems
10
Larkin, Philip
The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson (Dickinson, Emily)
The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson
11
Dickinson, Emily
The Colossus (Plath, Sylvia)
The Colossus
12
Plath, Sylvia
The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-The-Pooh (Milne, A.A.)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-The-Pooh
13
Milne, A.A.
The Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (Poe, Edgar Allan)
The Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
14
Poe, Edgar Allan
Country Sentiment (Graves, Robert)
Country Sentiment
15
Graves, Robert
Delphi Complete Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins (Hopkins, Gerard Manley)
Delphi Complete Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins
16
Hopkins, Gerard Manley
Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver (Oliver, Mary)
Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
17
Oliver, Mary
Dog Songs (Oliver, Mary)
Dog Songs
18
Oliver, Mary
Echoes for Eyes: Poems to Celebrate Patterns in Nature (Esbensen, Barbara Juster)
Echoes for Eyes: Poems to Celebrate Patterns in Nature
19
Esbensen, Barbara Juster
The End of the Alphabet: Poems (Rankine, Claudia)
The End of the Alphabet: Poems
20
Rankine, Claudia
Fairies and Fusiliers (Graves, Robert)
Fairies and Fusiliers
21
Graves, Robert
Falling Up (Silverstein, Shel)
Falling Up
22
Silverstein, Shel
A Few Figs From Thistles (St. Vincent Millay, Edna)
A Few Figs From Thistles
23
St. Vincent Millay, Edna
Flame and Shadow (Teasdale, Sarah)
Flame and Shadow
24
Teasdale, Sarah
The Forget-Me-Nots (Johnson, Penny)
The Forget-Me-Nots
25
Johnson, Penny
Goblin Market (Rossetti, Christina)
Goblin Market
26
Rossetti, Christina
Horoscopes for the Dead (Collins, Billy)
Horoscopes for the Dead
27
Collins, Billy
The Hurting Kind (Limon, Ada)
The Hurting Kind
28
Limon, Ada
Immersed in Verse: An Informative, Slightly Irreverent Totally Tremendous Guide to Living the Poet's (Wolf, Allan)
Immersed in Verse: An Informative, Slightly Irreverent Totally Tremendous Guide to Living the Poet's
29
Wolf, Allan
In the Lateness of the World: Poems (Forche, Carolyn)
In the Lateness of the World: Poems
30
Forche, Carolyn
Kora in Hell: Improvisations (Williams, William Carlos)
Kora in Hell: Improvisations
31
Williams, William Carlos
The Last Time We Were Children (Johnson, Penny)
The Last Time We Were Children
32
Johnson, Penny
Let Evening Come: Poems (Kenyon, Jane)
Let Evening Come: Poems
33
Kenyon, Jane
A Light in the Attic (Silverstein, Shel)
A Light in the Attic
34
Silverstein, Shel
Listen to the Green (Shaw, Luci)
Listen to the Green
35
Shaw, Luci
The Listener and Other Poems (De La Mare, Walter)
The Listener and Other Poems
36
De La Mare, Walter
A Little Book on Form: An Exploration Into the Formal Imagination of Poetry (Hass, Robert)
A Little Book on Form: An Exploration Into the Formal Imagination of Poetry
37
Hass, Robert
A Man With a Rake (Kooser, Ted)
A Man With a Rake
38
Kooser, Ted
Manikin - Go, Go! (Williams, William Carlos)
Manikin - Go, Go!
39
Williams, William Carlos
Musical Tables: Poems (Collins, Billy)
Musical Tables: Poems
40
Collins, Billy
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