Collections & Anthologies

In the tumult of our contemporary moment, poetry has emerged as an inviting, consoling outlet with a unique power to move and connect us, to inspire fury, tears, joy, laughter, and surprise....

Edited by the magazine’s poetry editor, Kevin Young, a celebratory selection from one hundred years of influential, entertaining, and taste-making verse in The New Yorker.

The period of English romantic poetry occurred roughly between 1800 and 1850 and was represented by poets such as William Blake, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and William Wordsworth....

Two archive BBC Radio programmes in which Judi Dench and Michael Williams, accompanied by friends John Moffatt and Alec McCowen, read a cornucopia of poetry and prose....

44 Poems on Being with Each Other is a new volume that offers immersive reflections on the human connection. With an observant eye, Pádraig Ó Tuama shares an enlightening meditation on each poem, revealing the ways we relate to each other, the world around us, and ourselves.

If music is sound organized in a particular way, poetry is a way of organizing language. It is language made special so that it will be remembered and valued. This little history is about some....

Ada Limon challenges what we think we know about "nature poetry," illuminating the myriad ways our landscapes—both literal and literary—are changing. You Are Here features fifty previously unpublished poems from some of the nation's most accomplished poets.

Do men need poems? Is the gender of brawn and ‘can-do’ really a candidate for honeyed verse? Obviously yes. Men needs words. They need support, understanding as well as goals, ambition and structure. They need purpose, desire; the need to love and be loved....

In this comprehensive and vibrant poetry anthology, bestselling author and poet Kwame Alexander curates a collection of contemporary anthems at turns tender and piercing and deeply inspiring throughout....

From misting of the eyes, through soft drizzles on cheek to cascades that would put Niagara falls to shame the event of tears comes in all shapes and sizes.

Adopting the methodology of the music charts, The Classic Hundred Poems presents the "top 100" poems of all time...

Award-winning audiobook narrator Mike Vendetti reads "Invictus". Politicians and authors love to quote the inspirational last two lines of this poem....

This dynamic collection of Black voices, performed by Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Daveed Diggs and Emmy Award-winning writer, creator, producer, and actor Lena Waithe, works like an incantation of origin, healing, and imagination....

In She Walks in Beauty, Caroline Kennedy has once again marshaled the gifts of our greatest poets to pay a very personal tribute to the human experience....

These are masterly readings, by renowned thespian Paul Schofield, of two substantial works of poetry by T.S. Eliot....

The intellectual and cultural revival of African-American arts and politics in the 1920s and 1930s was centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. Here are poems from three major contributors to that rebirth....

Enjoy the best of Lakeland poets Wordsworth....

A Book of Poems for Black Kings is a profound and empowering anthology that speaks directly to the hearts and souls of Black men and Black boys.

This first audio edition of Poetry in Person: 25 Years of Conversation with America’s Poets invites listeners into an intimate classroom with eight acclaimed poets....

Poetry Rx presents 50 great poems as seen through the eyes of a renowned psychiatrist and New York Times best seller. In this book, you will find insights into love, sorrow, ecstasy, and everything in between....

From Katharine Tynan, Francis Ledwidge, Isabella Valancy Crawford and Thomas Moore to James Joyce, Oscar Wilde and W B Yeats, this roll-call of wordsmiths speaks of Ireland and for Ireland....

Step into the hauntingly beautiful world of the Brontë sisters, where passion, melancholy, and fierce independence collide. This collection brings together the complete poems of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë—three women whose words continue to resonate across centuries.

In a series of fascinating conversations with eighteen American poets, and in dozens of poems, The Language of Life celebrates language...

101 Famous Poems, compiled by Roy J. Cook and first published in 1916, is a collection of one familiar poem each by the best-known poets in the English language....

This highly entertaining anthology of verse is the comic, tragic, tender, and telling story of life's seven ages, from childhood to old age. Within the framework of Shakespeare's speech....

Step into the hauntingly beautiful world of the Brontë sisters, where passion, melancholy, and fierce independence collide. This collection brings together the complete poems of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë—three women whose words continue to resonate across centuries. From the wild, windswept moors to the depths of the human soul, these poems explore themes of love, loss, and longing with raw, unflinching emotion. A timeless treasure for listeners seeking the power of poetic brilliance and the voices of these groundbreaking literary icons.

Celebrate National Poetry Month 2025 with an inspiring new collection! Do you seek poetry that ignites your soul, awakens possibility, and empowers self-discovery? AWAKENED VERSES: UNLEASHING THE P.O.W.E.R WITHIN invites you on a transformative journey through the written word. Within these pages, you’ll discover poems that honor the human spirit and the unyielding force within us all. P.O.W.E.R stands for Purpose, Optimism, Wisdom, Empathy, and Resilience—the guiding lights woven through each collection Queen Angela puts together. God is using her in an amazing way to share GOD'S ...

The Home of the World is an exquisite poetic and philosophical journey through the perplexities of existence in relationship with the natural world and the divine. Each poem blends unique imagery with philosophical reflections that resonate deeply. The first poem in the collection, "Song of Light," explores themes of loss and longing through the symbolism of the Sun and nature. The poignant plea for restoration motivates readers to examine their relationship with the world. In the "Song in the Garden," the poet's voice is gentle and encourages appreciation of life's little pleasures that we...

For the fan of good poetry interested in the diversity of American expression. The anthology provides an understanding of the history and contemporary vitality of the poetry and poetics of the non-normative body. Three sections—"Foremothers and Forefathers," "The Disability Poetics Movement," and "A Language of New Embodiment"—gather the poems and statements on poetics together in a meaningful whole.

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