Good reads, even if you aren't really into poetry.

A Listmania! list by Joanne Merriam
 
New Selected Poems, 1966-1987
1.  New Selected Poems, 1966-1987 by Seamus Heaney
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  "Heaney's always a favourite, and this book includes a bunch of his prose poems not available anyplace else."
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The Glaze from Breaking
2.  The Glaze from Breaking by Joanne Merriam
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  "Lots of travel stories, and some bits about love, astronomy and Fisher Price people having their heads gnawed on by squirrels."
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Howl (Pocket Poets)
3.  Howl (Pocket Poets) by Allen Ginsberg
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  "Hysterical - in the sense of madness rather than humour - but damn hard to put down."
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UN
4.  UN by Dennis Lee
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  "He's not just for children anymore. This book imagines the end of the world, but it's fun, really."
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The True Names of Birds
5.  The True Names of Birds by Susan Goyette
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  "Domestic stories - anybody can relate."
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The Book of Questions
6.  The Book of Questions by Pablo Neruda
The list author says:
  "Misleadingly simple. A good thing to read on the train, and then look out the window at the passing scenery and graffiti, and ponder."
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What We Carry (American Poets Continuum)
7.  What We Carry (American Poets Continuum) by Dorianne Laux
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  "It doesn't get more real than Laux."
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Complete Poems
8.  Complete Poems by Elizabeth Bishop
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  "The master of the villanelle and the sestina, Bishop wrote formal poetry that was somehow both easy to read and freighted with complexity."
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