Top 16 Best Selling Poetry Books Updated 04 /2024

You could say that poetry is in a new golden age right now because a 22-year-old artist just became the first poet to perform for the Super Bowl after reading an inaugural poem that went viral on social media and caught the attention of the whole country. If you want to explore and be inspired by all of your feelings, poetry is the best way to do it. Poetry books written in the last few years that have relevant, modern themes make this list of twenty of the best books to read in 2021.

THE HILL WE CLIMB: AN INAUGURAL POEM FOR THE COUNTRY

Let's start with the most famous poet in recent memory: At the presidential inauguration, Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old national youth poet laureate, wowed the crowd with her poem "The Hill We Climb." She was the youngest poet ever to read at the ceremony. That famous poem is in this book, and it's a great gift for graduations and other events. She plans to write two more books later this year.

HOME BODY

This is Rupi Kaur's third book of poetry (whose previous works include milk and honey and the sun and her flowers). All of this book is about how she grows. It's a look back at her past, and how far she's come. Love, community, family, and embracing change are some of the main themes.

I AM THE RAGE: A BLACK POETRY COLLECTION

In this powerful book of poetry, we learn what it means to be Black in the United States. Martina McGowan, a retired doctor and grandmother, writes free verse poetry to talk about how she felt after the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests that came after them. Diana Ejaita is the artist who made these bold, graphic images.

SELF LOVE POETRY: FOR THINKERS & FEELERS

Melody Godfred is a philosopher who talks about self-love and is a public speaker about it. Her second book is a collection of 200 poems about self-love. It talks about things like gratitude, authenticity, resilience, and believing in yourself, among other things. On the left side of the book, there are poems that are meant to stimulate the left side of the brain. On the right are poems that are meant to make you feel more creative, or on the other side. These are all works that are meant to make us feel better about ourselves.

DEVOTIONS: THE SELECTED POEMS OF MARY OLIVER

More than 50 years of work by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver are in this huge book. It includes poems from her first book of poetry, No Voyage and Other Poems, which was published in 1963 when she was just 28 years old. It also includes her most recent book, Felicity, which was published in 2015. Poems: There are more than 200 of them and they talk about her love for nature and the bonds that connect all living things.

SHINE YOUR ICY CROWN

She is the author of the "women are some kind of magic" poetry series, and now she has written this book. You are your own fairy tale is the second in her feminist series, "you are your own story." And it's all about women taking back their power and deciding how far they can go.

WHILE THE EARTH SLEEPS WE TRAVEL

Ahmed M. Badr is an Iraqi-American poet and a former refugee. He has traveled the world, meeting with young people who have been forced to flee their homes. The result is this book, which includes Badr's poetry with personal stories and contributions from these young refugees. It looks at what "home" means to them and how they think about it.

THE SUNFLOWER CAST A SPELL TO SAVE US FROM THE VOID

This book has a lot of poems that sound like they were written in a dream. That's because the poems in this book were written by author Jackie Wang. In the book, she talks about dreams that are tinged with conflict and trauma, but with a soft touch and a sense of fun. Her work shows how dreams can help us think about how we act in the real world, too.

IF I TELL YOU THE TRUTH

When a mother and daughter are together, this is a heartbreaking story that is told through prose, poetry, and illustrations. In Jasmin Kaur's second book, Kiran leaves her home in Punjab and moves to Canada to start over after becoming pregnant because of a sexual assault. She and her daughter, Sahaara, live an undocumented life that is full of problems for both of them. Sahaara would do anything for her mom. She and her mom have to deal with many problems. The book talks about trauma, bravery, community, and how love has the power to help people who have been hurt by things.

FROM ROUGH WATERS TO SERENE SEAS

This book of poetry and prose looks at how we feel as we go through different stages of our lives, from heartbreak to despair to hope. People who need to remember that love always comes out on top even if they go through a lot can use this gift.

THE WOLF (THE NORTHERN COLLECTION BOOK 4)

This is the fourth book in a series of four that will all come out in 2021. It will have words and illustrations by the Instagram poet and artist Kamilla Tolnoe. In this one, we talk about taking charge of our own voices and power, embracing all of our parts, and letting go of old versions of ourselves.

101 POEMS

This is a very popular and well-reviewed book that has 101 poems in it that were put together by Gordon S. McCulloch. They talk about a wide range of things, from love and relationships to religion and prayer to the meaning of life and death.

BE MY MOON: A POETRY COLLECTION FOR ROMANTIC SOULS

This best-selling poetry book is a great choice for people who can't help but be romantic. It's a collection of poems inspired by the light of the moon. Alexandra Vasiliu, a poet and children's book author, wrote a book called "Be My Moon." It tells people that they are all beautiful, strong, and worthy of love.

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