Year-End Lists

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

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Scream / Queen - CD Eskilson

Gabrielle Grace Hogan: Autostraddle The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2025

Salvage - Hedgie Choi

Elisa Gabbert: New York Times The Best Poetry of 2025

The Book of Jonah - Luke Kennard

The Week The Best Poetry Books of 2025

Wellwater - Karen Solie

Rishi Dastidar: Guardian The Best Poetry Books of 2025

Groceries - Nora Claire Miller

New York Public Library Best Poetry Books of 2025

Things We Leave Behind - Josephine Balmer

Observer The Observer's Poetry Books of the Year 2025

Scorched Earth - Tiana Clark

Time The Must-Read Poetry Books of 2025

Scorched Earth - Tiana Clark

Electric Lit Best Poetry Collections of 2025

Wellwater - Karen Solie

Maria Crawford: Financial Times Best Poetry of 2025

The Intentions of Thunder - Patricia Smith

National Book Award Poetry 2025

The New Economy - Gabrielle Calvocoressi

Publishers Weekly Best Poetry Books of 2025

Good Dress - Brittany Rogers

Autostraddle The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2024

Wrong Norma - Anne Carson

Elisa Gabbert: New York Times The Best Poetry Books of 2024

I Was Working - Ariel Yelen

New York Public Library Best Poetry of 2024

Wrong Norma - Anne Carson

Electric Lit Best Poetry Collections of 2024

Goodlord - Ella Frears

Rishi Dastidar: Guardian The Best Poetry Books of 2024

Bluff - Danez Smith

Library Journal Best Poetry of 2024

Bluff - Danez Smith

Maria Crawford: Financial Times Best Poetry of 2024

Something about Living - Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

National Book Award Poetry 2024

A Year of Last Things - Michael Ondaatje

Publishers Weekly Best Poetry Books of 2024

Judas Goat - Gabrielle Bates

Connie Pan: Book Riot 12 of the Best Poetry Collections from 2023

To 2040 - Jorie Graham

Rishi Dastidar: Guardian Best Poetry Books of 2023

suddenly we - Evie Shockley

Dasia Moore: Boston Globe 6 Favorite Poetry Collections of 2023

From From - Monica Youn

Elisa Gabbert: New York Times The Best Poetry of 2023