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


Autumn McClintock, Associate Poetry Editor at Doubleback Review
frank: sonnets by Dianne Seuss
Oh You Robot Saints by Rebecca Morgan Frank


Sarah Clark, Editorial Board Member at Sundress Publications
Bone House by K-Ming Chang
Waterbaby by Nikki Wallschlaeger


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





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