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28 Best Poetry Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Poetry books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best poetry books" into our search engine and study the top 4 pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2023)

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  1. 1

    Leaves of Grass

    Walt Whitman

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    100 Selected Poems

    E. E. Cummings

  5. MOST RECOMMENDED!
    5

    The Essential Rumi

    Jalal Al-Din Rumi

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    Ariel

    Sylvia Plath

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    Selected Poems

    Federico Garcia Lorca

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    Picture Bride

    Cathy Song

FAQ

  • How was this Poetry books list created?

    We searched for "best Poetry books", found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

  • How many Poetry books are in this list?

    There are 28 books in this list.

  • Why did you create this Poetry books list?

    We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Poetry books on the internet.

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