Love, Death, and the Changing of the Seasons by Marilyn HackerA Wild Patience Has Taken Me This Far by Adrienne RichZami by Audre LordeDream Work by Mary OliverMovement in Black by Pat Parker
Books by Lesbian Poets
7th out of 257 books — 22 voters
If Not, Winter by SapphoSappho by SapphoThe Dream of a Common Language by Adrienne RichBlack Under by Ashanti AndersonUndersong by Audre Lorde
Best Lesbian Poetry
7th out of 129 books — 46 voters

Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo HopkinsonIn the Name of Salomé by Julia AlvarezAll Decent Animals by Oonya KempadooUnder the Zaboca Tree by Glynis GuevaraA Decent Woman by Eleanor Parker Sapia
addfyah Caribbean women writers
36th out of 73 books — 7 voters

The Collected Poems by Langston HughesThe Complete Collected Poems by Maya AngelouThe Poetry of Pablo Neruda by Pablo NerudaSelected Poems by Gwendolyn BrooksThe Collected Poems of Audre Lorde by Audre Lorde
Favorite Poets of Color
295th out of 600 books — 200 voters
Carry On Dancing by Heather Grace StewartLeap by Heather Grace StewartWhere the Butterflies Go by Heather Grace StewartNothing Left to Lose by Natasha HeadWhat's the Score? by David W. McFadden
Canadian Poetry, Eh?!
179th out of 211 books — 54 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLife of Pi by Yann MartelWater for Elephants by Sara GruenA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Best Canadian Literature
1144th out of 2,340 books — 1,154 voters

Directed by Desire by June JordanHaruko by June JordanNaming Our Destiny by June JordanCollected Poems by Adrienne RichThe Collected Poems of Audre Lorde by Audre Lorde
WLW Poetry
31st out of 45 books — 3 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
1605th out of 3,168 books — 3,684 voters