Best poetry books from United States of America

Travel the world without leaving your chair. If you are into poetry here are some poetry books from United States of America for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.

Appalachian Elegy : Poetry and Place by Bell Hooks EN

Rating: 4 1 Vote

Country: North America /

United States of America

Description:

A collection of poems centered around life in Appalachia addresses topics ranging from the marginalization of the region's people to the environmental degradation it has endured throughout history.

Genre nonfiction Poetry

Tags: Set in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Recommended: 21 Jan 2023

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson EN

Rating: 4 87 Votes

Country: North America /

United States of America

Description:

A New York Times Bestseller and National Book Award Winner Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Red at the Bone, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child’s soul as she searches for... continue

Genre fiction Cultural Memoir Poetry Short story

Tags: Set in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Female author

Recommended: 27 Dec 2022

Conflict Resolutions for Holly Beings by Joy Harjo EN

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Country: North America /

United States of America

Genre nonfiction Poetry

Tags: Set in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Female author

Recommended: 21 Jan 2023

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How to Fly (in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons) : Poetry by Barbara Kingsolver EN

Rating: 3.9 4 Votes

Country: North America /

United States of America

Description:

In this intimate collection, the beloved author of The Poisonwood Bible and more than a dozen other New York Times bestsellers, winner or finalist for the Pulitzer and countless other prizes, now trains her eye on the everyday and the metaphysical in poems that are smartly crafted, emotionally rich, and luminous. In her second poetry collection, Barbara Kingsolver offers reflections on the practical, the spiritual, and the wild. She begins with "how to" poems addressing everyday matters such as being hopeful, married, divorced; shearing a sheep; praying to unreliable gods; doing nothing at all... continue

Genre nonfiction Poetry

Tags: Set in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Female author

Recommended: 27 Dec 2022

Poetry books from United States of America

Appalachian Elegy : Poetry and Place by Bell Hooks EN

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson EN

Conflict Resolutions for Holly Beings by Joy Harjo EN

How to Fly (in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons) : Poetry by Barbara Kingsolver EN

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