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Meniscus by Ayon ShahedThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily DickinsonLeaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanThe Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Your Favourite Book of Poetry.
983 books — 791 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeWriting Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Best Books on Creative Life
515 books — 628 voters

The Center of Fire by A.L. NightshadeObject Found by Gusztáv BágerGifts of the Seasons, Autumn and Winter by Suzanne CottrellThe Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda LovelaceThe Collected Poems by Sylvia Plath
Poetry by Women
500 books — 172 voters
The Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoLong Way Down by Jason ReynoldsStarfish by Lisa FippsBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonClap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
52 Book Club 2025: #17 - Told In Verse
156 books — 108 voters

The Warner Loughlin Technique by Warner LoughlinActor for Life by Connie de VeerThe Joy of Cooking by Irma S. RombauerThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Coming to Terms with Experience through Writing, Scott Oury by Scott Oury
Best Instructional Books for Learning Art Forms
207 books — 49 voters
Exotic Neurotic by Kenneth Jarrett SingletonAn Old Man by Eric M. BlackBetween The Lines by Céline ZabadAnxiety by Danny WinterLullaby of Love by Rebecca Winning
Best Poetry Collections
42 books — 41 voters

Storage Shed by Rich MurphyMaya Angelou Poetry Collection by Maya AngelouWoody Notes, and Heat Sneaking up Fast by Danny WinterThrough the Eyes of My Mind by Bimal GhoshPoecabulary by Francis DiClemente
Best Collections of Poetry
80 books — 35 voters
Heroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsBeauty and the Mustache by Penny ReidI'm In No Mood For Love by Rachel GibsonExclusively Yours by Shannon StaceyMan Struggling With Umbrella by P.J. MacNamara
Scribble: Writer Heroes in Contemporary Romance
99 books — 32 voters

The Dead and the Living by Sharon OldsThe Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda LovelaceBluets by Maggie NelsonLabyrinth Heart by NaiadWhat is Left of Us by Shreya Maurya
Best Contemporary Female Poets
141 books — 26 voters
Ruthless. Heartless! Loveless. by Holly StarWoody Notes, and Heat Sneaking up Fast by Danny WinterAnxiety by Danny WinterSourdough by Diane Lee MoomeyNo Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay
Best Underground-ish Poetry
22 books — 21 voters

My Stroke of Inspiration by Ann Marie ThomasWoody Notes, and Heat Sneaking up Fast by Danny WinterAnxiety by Danny WinterPoecabulary by Francis DiClementeThe Enemy of Everything by Michael Jones
Badass Poetry
11 books — 20 voters
Solero by Brien ColeSingle White Vampire by Lynsay SandsLandline by Rainbow RowellMan Struggling With Umbrella by P.J. MacNamaraHeart Fortune by Robin D. Owens
Writer Heroes and Heroines in Paranormal Romance
36 books — 17 voters

The Soul Whispers Poetry Ebook by Vikki KoplickEbook Sacred Animal Activism by Vikki KoplickMilk and honey by Rupi KaurYou'll Come Back to Yourself by Michaela AngemeerI Am Her Tribe by Danielle Doby
Self-Love Poetry
37 books — 13 voters
Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen by Deborah HopkinsonPapa Is a Poet by Natalie S. BoberBrave Jane Austen by Lisa PliscouThe Right Word by Jen BryantJust Like Beverly by Vicki Conrad
Picture Book Bios of Poets and Authors
86 books — 12 voters

Poecabulary by Francis DiClementeThe Lost Bookshop by Evie WoodsLying Awake by Mark SalzmanI Thirst by Gina Marinello-SweeneyThe God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Poets and Poetry in Fiction
6 books — 8 voters
If Not, Winter by SapphoSearching for Sappho by Philip FreemanSweetbitter Love by SapphoSappho's Leap by Erica JongThe Poetry of Sappho by Jim Powell
Fiction & Non-Fiction: Sappho
30 books — 8 voters

Crushed The World by Ayana LisbetΠαγιδευμένη μνήμη by Κωνσταντίνα ΒαβάσηHe’s Got the Whole World in His Pants by Gavin EdwardsFacing the Moon by Li BaiTen Windows by Jane Hirshfield
Best Worldwide Poetry Book
10 books — 6 voters
Mirabai by Kamala ChandrakantMirabai by MīrābāīSongs of Meera by Meera BaiWhisk Of Dust by Sherman KennonFor Love of the Dark One by First Last
Meera - Mirabai
17 books — 5 voters

Anne with an E by April Michelle BrattenThe Circus of Forgetting by Barbara DuffeyPastries and Other Things History Has Tried To Choke Us With by Margaryta GolovchenkoThese Walls Are Starting to Glow by Karen (prev. Karen Bjork Ku...Wolf Skin by Mary McMyne
Dancing Girl Press
104 books — 5 voters
Soul Music by Terry PratchettBlood of Elves by Andrzej SapkowskiWater Painting Book for Kids 4 Pack by Anne McCaffreyThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanHomestuck by Andrew Hussie
Inspirational Books For Bards & Troubadours
22 books — 5 voters

Ali Pashë Tepelena në Romanet Angleze by Teuta S. RizajBota e Fantazise by Stela CangaVizualet jo Vizuale by Vangjel CangaBota e Fantazise by Stela CangaPoezi Moderne by Vangjel Canga
Shqip
13 books — 4 voters
Rooted by Tammy CranstonThe Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneOil and Marble by Stephanie StoreyThe Giant by Laura MorelliThe Creation of Eve by Lynn Cullen
Michelangelo in Fiction
18 books — 4 voters

The Exaltation of Inanna by EnheduannaInanna, Lady of Largest Heart by EnheduannaEnheduanna's Song From the Sands by Ellen RachlinPrincess, Priestess, Poet by EnheduannaThe Poems Of Enheduanna by Enheduanna
Enheduanna/Enheduana
7 books — 3 voters
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshThat Book Your Mad Ancestor Wrote by K.J. BishopWedding Pictures by Jacqueline CareyThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchNo Fixed Address by Maureen Bayless
An Authors List: Where Have You Gone?
20 books — 3 voters

Babel-17 by Samuel R. DelanyTake Heed of Loving Me by Elizabeth Gray ViningThe Emperor's Babe by Bernardine EvaristoYoung Walter Scott by Elizabeth Janet GrayThe Angel of History by Rabih Alameddine
Poet Protagonists
33 books — 2 voters
Hong Kong without Us by The Bauhinia ProjectFacing the Moon by Li BaiCrevasse by Nicholas Wong紙飛進火 by 阮文略別忘了，許願池也吃金幣 by 青木原
香港詩詞 Hong Kong Poetry
41 books — 2 voters

Angle of Ascent by Robert HaydenMonument by Natasha TretheweyThe Poetry of Robert Frost by Robert FrostThe Hurting Kind by Ada LimonSelected Poems by William Carlos Williams
United States Poet Laureates
16 books — 2 voters
Now It's Dark by Peter GizziLand's End by Gail MazurWhen My Body Was a Clinched Fist by Enzo Silon SurinWhat Remains by Michael AnsaraEverything by Andrea Cohen
Boston Book Festival 2022 POETRY
17 books — 1 voter

The Erotic Spirit by Sam HamillErotic Literature by Jane MillsPassionate Hearts by Wendy MaltzThe Priapus Poems by Richard W. HooperAll We Know of Pleasure by Enid Shomer
Erotic Poetry Anthologies
24 books — 1 voter
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose BierceThe Unabridged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose BierceThe Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce by Ambrose BierceThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryWind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Writers, Poets and Authors Who Have Mysteriously Disappeared
25 books — 1 voter

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