Our Favourite Poetry Books of 2021

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The year is coming to a close and you’re wondering what poetry releases you missed in 2021. We asked our staff, editors, and authors which poetry books they loved this year, so scroll down to find your next read!

Krista Cox, Managing Editor at Doubleback Review

Bloodwarm by Taylor Byas

Cleave by Tiana Nobile

A Net to Catch My Body in its Weaving by Katie Farris

Dialogues with Rising Tides by Kelli Russell Agodon

Anna Black, Managing Editor at Sundress Publications

How to Not Be Afraid of Everything by Jane Wong

Mouths of Garden by Barbara Fant

Cover of How to Not Be Afraid of Everything by Jane Wong. A drawing of a woman reaching towards a large black panther, surrounded in pink and red flowers, with the full moon and birds in the background.
Cover of Mouths of Garden by Barbara Fant. A greyscale image of a dark-skinned person with a rose over their mouth. A collage of colourful, abstract patterns emerges from their head in the place of hair.

Autumn McClintock, Associate Poetry Editor at Doubleback Review

frank: sonnets by Dianne Seuss

Oh You Robot Saints by Rebecca Morgan Frank

Cover of frank: sonnets by Dianne Seuss. A sepia photograph of a shirtless man with a dark beard, flexing his bicep.
Cover of Oh You Robot Saints by Rebecca Morgan Frank. An image of a black robot in a humanoid shape on a white background.

Sarah Clark, Editorial Board Member at Sundress Publications

Bone House by K-Ming Chang

Waterbaby by Nikki Wallschlaeger

Cover of Bone House by K-Ming Chang. A drawing of a kneeling person with a severed head. intheir lap, and a river dolphinemerging from a small pool.
Cover of Waterbaby by Nikki Wallschlaeger. A photo of. ayoung Black girl in a white dress, stockings, and shoes, with a white purse.

Sundress Publications Authors Also Recommend:

Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth by Yusef Komunyakaa

Boat People by Mayra Santos Febres

What Noise Against the Cane by Desiree C. Bailey

Imagine Us, The Swarm by Muriel Leung

Little God by Avni Vyas

Cover of Everyday Mojo Songs Of Faith by Yusef Komunyakaa. A painting. of two people with a bull in the background.
Cover of Boat People by Mayra Santos-Febres. A dark grey background with dotted, curving pale blue lines. The tip of a dark blue boat at the bottom of the page.
Cover of What Noise Against the Cane by Desiree C. Bailey. A photo of a Black woman with an afro, surrounded by green leaves.
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