From daring contemporary collections to the long-awaited definitive edition from one of the major poets of the 20th century, this is our pick of the best poetry books of the year. Whether you’re a ...

Two remarkable new poetry collections are reshaping conversations about Black American identity and experience. Brad Walrond’s Every Where Alien and Cheryl Clarke‘s Archive of Style: New and Selected ...

Marie Zhuikov has already published four books, but her recently-released fifth is her first collection of poetry.

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. “If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold, no fire can warm me.

I love writers who can weave worlds with words, especially when I want to escape into a new world. Reading poetry by writers of color was one of the first places where I saw myself represented as a ...

Poetry takes the pulse of the times. These times are dark: wars raging; a pandemic that, though it has ebbed, still has everyone confused and afraid; monstrous, hate-filled social media posts ...

Phoenix’s literary community has seen some great poets develop their artistic writing. Writers including Alberto Rios and Norman Dubie have affected and inspired the emerging generation. And now, ...

ALTOONA, Pa. — A forthcoming book of poems by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, has been ...

Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” ...

From Seamus Heaney’s collected poems and Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to prizewinners Karen Solie and Vidyan Ravinthiran Many of 2025’s most notable collections have been powered by a spirit of ...