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

Elisa Gabbert: New York Times 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

The Malevolent Volume - Justin Phillip Reed

Troy Jollimore: Washington Post Best Poetry Collections of 2020

Postcolonial Love Poem - Natalie Diaz

Guardian Best Poetry Books of 2020

A Nail the Evening Hangs On - Monica Sok

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

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

The Next Loves - Stéphane Bouquet

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

Soft Science - Franny Choi

Christina Orlando: Electric Lit 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

Dunce - Mary Ruefle

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

The Carrying - Ada Limón

Book Riot Best Poetry of 2018