Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

2025
Salvage - Hedgie Choi

New York Times: Elisa Gabbert The Best Poetry of 2025

The Book of Jonah - Luke Kennard

The Week The Best Poetry Books of 2025

Groceries - Nora Claire Miller

New York Public Library Best Poetry Books of 2025

Stay Dead - Natalie Shapero

Time The Must-Read Poetry Books of 2025

Helen of Troy, 1993 - Maria Zoccola

Electric Lit Best Poetry Collections of 2025

The Empire of Forgetting - John Burnside

Financial Times: Maria Crawford Best Poetry of 2025

The Intentions of Thunder - Patricia Smith

National Book Award Poetry 2025

The Intentions of Thunder - Patricia Smith

Publishers Weekly Best Poetry Books of 2025