Year-End Lists

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

Poetry
Discipline - Jane Yeh

Hyperallergic Our Favorite Poetry Books of 2020

I Was Waiting to See What You Would Do First - Angie Mazakis

Boston Globe Best Poetry of 2020

Wicked Enchantment - Wanda Coleman

New York Times: Elisa Gabbert The Best Poetry of 2020

Homie - Danez Smith

Publishers Weekly Best Poetry Books of 2020

Homie - Danez Smith

David Gutowski Favorite Poetry Collections of 2020

Library Journal Best Poetry of 2020

Wicked Enchantment - Wanda Coleman

Washington Post: Troy Jollimore Best Poetry Collections of 2020

Postcolonial Love Poem - Natalie Diaz

Guardian Best Poetry Books of 2020

Homie - Danez Smith

New York Public Library Top 10 Poetry Books of 2020

DMZ Colony - Don Mee Choi

National Book Award Poetry 2020

Deaf Republic - Ilya Kaminsky

Publishers Weekly 5 Best Poetry Books of 2019

The Year of Blue Water - Yanyi

Chicago Review of Books: Anthony Frame 10 Great Poetry Collections You May Have Missed

The Next Loves - Stéphane Bouquet

New York Times: David Orr The Best Poetry Books of 2019

Library of Small Catastrophes - Alison C. Rollins

Electric Lit: Christina Orlando 14 Unmissable Poetry Books from 2019

The Year of Blue Water - Yanyi

New York Public Library Best Poetry Books of 2019

Library of Small Catastrophes - Alison C. Rollins

BuzzFeed Best Poetry of 2019

Dunce - Mary Ruefle

Dennis Cooper Favorite Poetry of 2019

Deaf Republic - Ilya Kaminsky

Library Journal Best Poetry of 2019

tsunami vs. the fukushima 50 - Lee Ann Roripaugh

Via Negativa Best Poetry Books of 2019

Time - Etel Adnan

Entropy Best Poetry Books & Poetry Collections of 2019

Washington Post The Best Poetry Collections of 2019

Sight Lines - Arthur Sze

National Book Award Poetry 2019

Lit Hub The 10 Best Poetry Collections of the Decade

Indecency - Justin Phillip Reed

Book Riot Best Poetry of 2018