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National Poetry Month

Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month brings together publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools, and poets around the country to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture.

Bookshop Santa Cruz celebrates National Poetry Month with special displays, events, and a Poem of the Day (posted on social media).

Below are some of our favorite recent and forthcoming books of poetry:

100 Poems To Break Your Heart By Edward Hirsch Cover Image

100 Poems To Break Your Heart (Paperback)

By Edward Hirsch
$17.99
ISBN: 9780358699354
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Ecco - January 31st, 2023
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Promises of Gold By José Olivarez, David Ruano (Translated by) Cover Image

Promises of Gold (Hardcover)

By José Olivarez, David Ruano (Translated by)
$24.99
ISBN: 9781250878496
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Henry Holt and Co. - February 14th, 2023
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From From: Poems By Monica Youn Cover Image

From From: Poems (Paperback)

By Monica Youn
$17.00
ISBN: 9781644452219
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Graywolf Press - March 7th, 2023
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Meltwater: Poems By Claire Wahmanholm Cover Image

Meltwater: Poems (Paperback)

By Claire Wahmanholm
$16.00
ISBN: 9781639551019
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Milkweed Editions - March 14th, 2023
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Rose Quartz: Poems By Sasha Taqwsəblu Lapointe Cover Image

Rose Quartz: Poems (Paperback)

By Sasha Taqwsəblu Lapointe
$16.00
ISBN: 9781571315434
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Milkweed Editions - March 14th, 2023
Sunrise: Poems to Kick-Start Your Day By Susie Gibbs (Editor) Cover Image

Sunrise: Poems to Kick-Start Your Day (Hardcover)

By Susie Gibbs (Editor)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781529091335
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Macmillan Collector's Library - February 14th, 2023
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The Wonder Paradox: Embracing the Weirdness of Existence and the Poetry of Our Lives By Jennifer Michael Hecht Cover Image

The Wonder Paradox: Embracing the Weirdness of Existence and the Poetry of Our Lives (Hardcover)

By Jennifer Michael Hecht
$30.00
ISBN: 9780374292744
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - March 7th, 2023
A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Haiku: Major Works by Japan's Best-Loved Poets - From Basho and Issa to Ryokan and Santoka, with Works by Six Women Poe By William Scott Wilson, Steven Heine (Foreword by) Cover Image

A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Haiku: Major Works by Japan's Best-Loved Poets - From Basho and Issa to Ryokan and Santoka, with Works by Six Women Poe (Hardcover)

By William Scott Wilson, Steven Heine (Foreword by)
$16.99
ISBN: 9784805316870
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Tuttle Publishing - March 28th, 2023
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Time Is a Mother By Ocean Vuong Cover Image

Time Is a Mother (Hardcover)

By Ocean Vuong
$24.00
ISBN: 9780593300237
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Press - April 5th, 2022
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The Path to Kindness: Poems of Connection and Joy By James Crews (Editor), Danusha Laméris (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Path to Kindness: Poems of Connection and Joy (Paperback)

By James Crews (Editor), Danusha Laméris (Foreword by)
$14.95
ISBN: 9781635865332
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Storey Publishing, LLC - April 12th, 2022
Bonfire Opera: Poems (Pitt Poetry Series) By Danusha Lameris Cover Image

Bonfire Opera: Poems (Pitt Poetry Series) (Paperback)

By Danusha Lameris
$18.00
ISBN: 9780822966050
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: University of Pittsburgh Press - February 25th, 2020
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Call Us What We Carry: Poems By Amanda Gorman Cover Image

Call Us What We Carry: Poems (Hardcover)

By Amanda Gorman
$24.99
ISBN: 9780593465066
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Viking Books - December 7th, 2021
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The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country By Amanda Gorman, Oprah Winfrey (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country (Hardcover)

By Amanda Gorman, Oprah Winfrey (Foreword by)
$15.99
ISBN: 9780593465271
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Viking Books - March 30th, 2021
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Pilgrim Bell: Poems By Kaveh Akbar Cover Image

Pilgrim Bell: Poems (Paperback)

By Kaveh Akbar
$16.00
ISBN: 9781644450598
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Graywolf Press - August 3rd, 2021
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Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems By Rita Dove Cover Image

Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems (Hardcover)

By Rita Dove
$26.95
ISBN: 9780393867770
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - August 17th, 2021
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The Hurting Kind By Limón Ada Cover Image

The Hurting Kind (Hardcover)

By Limón Ada
$24.00
ISBN: 9781639550494
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Published: Milkweed Editions - May 10th, 2022
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Lives By Cj Evans, Victoria Chang (Introduction by) Cover Image

Lives (Paperback)

By Cj Evans, Victoria Chang (Introduction by)
$15.95
ISBN: 9781946448965
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Published: Sarabande Books - June 14th, 2022
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All This Time By Cedar Sigo Cover Image

All This Time (Paperback)

By Cedar Sigo
$18.00
ISBN: 9781950268467
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Wave Books - October 5th, 2021
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Be Holding: A Poem (Pitt Poetry Series) By Ross Gay Cover Image

Be Holding: A Poem (Pitt Poetry Series) (Paperback)

By Ross Gay
$17.00
ISBN: 9780822966234
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: University of Pittsburgh Press - September 8th, 2020
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Wicked Enchantment: Selected Poems By Wanda Coleman, Terrance Hayes (Editor) Cover Image

Wicked Enchantment: Selected Poems (Paperback)

By Wanda Coleman, Terrance Hayes (Editor)
$15.95
ISBN: 9781574232462
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Published: Black Sparrow Press - March 23rd, 2021
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The Selected Works of Audre Lorde By Audre Lorde, Roxane Gay (Editor), Roxane Gay (Introduction by) Cover Image

The Selected Works of Audre Lorde (Paperback)

By Audre Lorde, Roxane Gay (Editor), Roxane Gay (Introduction by)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781324004615
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
(Please note: This book cannot be returned.)
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 8th, 2020
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When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry By Joy Harjo (Editor), LeAnne Howe (With), Jennifer Elise Foerster (With) Cover Image

When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry (Paperback)

By Joy Harjo (Editor), LeAnne Howe (With), Jennifer Elise Foerster (With)
$19.95
ISBN: 9780393356809
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - August 25th, 2020
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Postcolonial Love Poem: Poems By Natalie Diaz Cover Image

Postcolonial Love Poem: Poems (Paperback)

By Natalie Diaz
$16.00
ISBN: 9781644450147
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Graywolf Press - March 3rd, 2020
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The Malevolent Volume By Justin Phillip Reed Cover Image

The Malevolent Volume (Paperback)

By Justin Phillip Reed
$16.95
ISBN: 9781566895767
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Published: Coffee House Press - April 7th, 2020
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An American Sunrise: Poems By Joy Harjo Cover Image

An American Sunrise: Poems (Hardcover)

By Joy Harjo
$25.95
ISBN: 9781324003861
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - August 13th, 2019
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance By Nikki Grimes Cover Image

One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance (Paperback)

By Nikki Grimes
$9.99
ISBN: 9781681196022
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Bloomsbury Children's Books - August 4th, 2020
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Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance By Nikki Grimes Cover Image

Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance (Hardcover)

By Nikki Grimes
$18.99
ISBN: 9781681199443
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Published: Bloomsbury Children's Books - January 5th, 2021
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illustrator) Cover Image

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (Hardcover)

By Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525467342
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - September 24th, 2001
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Poems from When We Were Very Young By A. A. Milne, Rosemary Wells (Compiled by) Cover Image

Poems from When We Were Very Young (Hardcover)

By A. A. Milne, Rosemary Wells (Compiled by)
$19.95
ISBN: 9781324016533
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Published: Norton Young Readers - October 26th, 2021