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Poetry books

Below are the best books we could find on Poetry.

According to Alan Watts, “The whole art of poetry is to say what can’t be said.” Poetry is how we explore the liminal space between feeling and rationality, knowledge and understanding. For some, poetry is the language of the Divine consciousness. For others, it is the purest way of expressing their inner selves and experiences. Finding new ways to think and speak about our truth can bring us to a closer understanding of each other and the meaning of our existence.

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The Friendship Poems of Rumi

Translated by renowned Rumi expert Nader Khalili, over 120 poems on friendship from the Persian mystic poet and Sufi master have been carefully collected and curated in this beautifully illustrated edition.

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Baptism of Desire: Poems

A second book of poetry by Louise Erdich, author of the bestselling and award-winning novels Love Medicine, The Beet Queen, and Tracks.

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Kabir: The Weaver's Songs

One of India's greatest mystics, Kabir (1398-1448) was also a satirist and philosopher, and a poet of timeless wit and wisdom. Equally immersed in theology and social thought, music and politics, his songs have won devoted followers from every walk of life through the past five centuries.

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Where the Paths Do Not Go

One of the most influential poets of the 20th century, Rainer Maria Rilke has left an indelible mark on world literature. In this groundbreaking bilingual edition, award-winning translator Burton Pike captures the music, power, and unerring precision of some of Rilke's best-known poems.

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A Maze Me: Poems for Girls

First love, friendship, school, family, community, having a crush, loving your mother and hating your mother, sense of self, body image, hopes and dreams...

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Collected Poems: 1950-2012

Adrienne Rich was the singular voice of her generation and one of our most important American poets. She brought discussions of gender, race, and class to the forefront of poetical discourse, pushing formal boundaries and consistently examining both self and society.

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One Hundred Poems of Kabir

One of India’s greatest poets, translator Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Laureate for Literature in 1913. This edition is a reproduction of the original 1915 publication.

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The Bell and the Blackbird

Poetry, including a chapter of blessings and prayers, a section of small, haiku-inspired poems, and an homage to Pulitzer Prize-winner poet Mary Oliver. The sound / of a bell / still reverberating. Or a blackbird / calling / from a corner / of a / field.

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Whale Day: And Other Poems

Billy Collins’s new collection brings together more than fifty poems and showcases his deft mixing of the playful and the serious that has made him one of our country’s most celebrated and widely read poets.

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Blake's Poetry and Designs

In addition to a broad selection of the poems, the volume includes over 100 images, emphasizing the centrality of pictorial representations to Blake’s verse. Biographical context is provided through dozens of excerpts from Blake’s notebook, letters, marginalia, and other writings.

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