Popular North American Poetry Books
Find poetry books written by authors from North America for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (45)
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Couplets : A Love Story by Maggie Millner EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
"A dazzling, genre-bending debut about one woman's coming-out, coming-of-age, and coming undone"--
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Dominican Republic14.
Cuentos Y Poesías / Stories and Poems by Rubén Darío, Stanley Appelbaum EN
Country: North America / 
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Description:
Presents selections of Rubâen Darâio's writings, with English translations appearing beside the original Spanish, and includes annotations for each story and poem.
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Everyone Knows I Am a Haunting by Shivanee Ramlochan EN
Country: North America / 
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Description:
Ramlochan's poems take the reader through a series of imaginative narratives that are at once emotionally familiar and compelling, even as the characters evoked and the happenings they describe are heavily symbolic. Her poems reference the language and structural patterns of the genres of fantasy or speculative fiction, though with her own distinctive features, including the presence of such folkloric Trinidadian figures as the Duenne, those wandering lost spirits whose feet point backwards.
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Evidence of Red : Poems and Prose by LeAnne Howe EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
WINNER OF THE 2006 OKLAHOMA BOOK AWARDS Evidence of Red: Prose and Poems rails against lost lands and lovers, heralds death and mad warriors, and celebrates a doomed love affair between Hollywood’s invented characters: “Noble Savage” and “Indian Sports Mascot.” The author, a Choctaw Indian from Oklahoma writes about modern life in America, as well as the strange and humorous encounters she’s had with Arabs in Syria, and Jews in Israel. She writes of growing up in a family of native storytellers who tell of their lives and experiences.
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Mexico18.
Girls That Never Die : Poems by Safia Elhillo EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Intimate poems that explore feminine shame and violence and imagine what liberation from these threats might look like, from the award-winning author of The January Children “Incredibly moving . . . Every single poem is stellar.”—Roxane Gay, author of Difficult Women and Hunger In Girls That Never Die, award-winning poet Safia Elhillo reinvents the epic to explore Muslim girlhood and shame, the dangers of being a woman, and the myriad violences enacted and imagined against women’s bodies. Drawing from her own life and family histories, as well as cultural myths and news s... continue
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Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Join in the fun with Sam-I-Am in this iconic classic by Dr. Seuss that will have readers of all ages craving Green Eggs and Ham! This is a beloved classic from the bestselling author of Horton Hears a Who!, The Lorax, and Oh, the Places You’ll Go! I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am. With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. Seuss’s beloved favorite has cemented its place as a children’s classic. Kids will love the terrific tongue-twisters as the list of places to enjoy green eggs and ham gets longer and longer...and they might even learn a thing or two ... continue
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Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “Nothing short of magic.” —Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa’s “30 Under 30” list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home. my mother meant to name me for her favorite flower its sweetness garlands made for pretty girls i imagine her yasmeen bright & alive & i ache t... continue