Need some lyricism in your life?
August 21 was National Poet’s Day. There’s classic favorites like poets Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Mary Oliver or Edgar Allan Poe. In the list below, a list of works from 21st-century poets that are sure to be classics of the future, exploring current events and unwavering themes in humanity.
Poetry:
PILGRIM BELL by Kaveh Akbar (Graywolf Press, $16)
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LIGHT FOR THE WORLD TO SEE: A THOUSAND WORDS ON RACE AND HOPE by Kwame Alexander (Mariner Books, $14.99)
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OBIT by Victoria Chang (Copper Canyon Press, $17)
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GUILLOTINE: POEMS by Eduardo C. Corral (Graywolf Press, $16)
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THE HILL WE CLIMB: AN INAUGURAL POEM FOR THE COUNTRY by Amanda Gorman (Viking Books, $15.99)
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100 POEMS TO BREAK YOUR HEART by Edward Hirsch (Mariner Books, $28)
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BLACK GIRL, CALL HOME by Jasmine Mans (Berkley, $15)
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HOMIE: POEMS by Danez Smith (Graywolf Press, $16)
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GOLDENROD: POEMS by Maggie Smith (Atria/One Signal Publishers, $20)
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NIGHT SKY WITH EXIT WOUNDS by Ocean Vuong (Copper Canyon Press, $16)
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