on poetry
for long-time poetry lovers and those looking to get into the genre alike, these books celebrate the art form, demystify it and explore all it has to offer
created by moski
last updated March, 2026
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love this list! I recommend mary ruefleâs book Madness, Rack, and Honey to people interested in getting into poetry - especially ppl who are already readers âš
moskiOP
thank you so much!!! just added :)
yayay this is perfect!! i'm planning to read a book demystifying chinese poetry after i grad and now i can add this list on eng poetry too
moskiOP
ty ty ty!! also wait that sounds so so cool! whatâs that book called?
how to read chinese poetry by zong-qi cai! there are two books actually, one's a guided anthology and another one is about how to read it in context
moskiOP
thank you so much!! i will be looking into these! i havenât read much chinese poetry and i would love to get more into it!
yay!! i'd love to see you in the forums, i think i'll probs be the only one in there lol. also btw they're all about classical chinese poetry rather than modern chinese poetry
i would seriously be interested in reading with you whenever you start! if youâd wanna buddy read it a bit :) either one looks super interesting!!
ooh i'd love a buddy read! i think i was planning to read the context one in may, then the anthology in june, if that works for you?
moskiOP
that would SO fun!! omg a buddy read with rui đ„ș let me make sure i can get access to them somehow either through my library or the store!!
yayy okay!! just lmk when you're free to start then đ«¶đ«¶
moskiOP
i found the context one!! iâll keep looking for the other one but can definitely do the context one in may :))
yayay!! i'll have a look to see if the author put up the anthology as a free resource somewhere, i feel like i vaguely remember smth like that
jic if you can't find the guided anthology, the prof has a video series here that goes into some of the same topics/poems in the book!
Gosh I was literally just walking around my house thinking "I should ask for recs for books on how to understand poetry" and here you are with this list! Are you psychic?
moskiOP
omg yay!!!!! what excellent timing!!!! i hope these reads can be helpful additions to your poetry journey đ
Maybe theyâll add a poetry side quest if there isnât one already? đ
moskiOP
thereâs a poetry main quest called intro to poetry that is really awesome!! but maybe there could be a more niche one in the future? đ€
Ohhh right! I did join that I think, I should work on that quest! Yes maybe đ€
hoping our lists can coexist as mine's specifically for new poetry readers? as I yoink the Ada Limon for my list đ here's a couple suggestions that didn't fit on mine: The Triggering Town, Richard Hugo and The Sounds of Poetry, Robert Pinsky
