underrated poetry by BIPOC
beautifully written poetry collections by BIPOC that are underrated or not as well known
created by asterismie
last updated April, 2026
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Great collections, I'm trying to get back to reading more poetry (really burnt out during my MFA). I read a lot of great stuff during my education, are you open to suggestions for the list?
sure feel free to give suggestions! (also im sorry to hear about the burnout, MFA sounds exhausting 😢 best of luck!)
Yeah, I'm proud of myself for getting through it but it was a lot of a lot. Thank you.
Here's my list of ones that left an impression of the books I read for undergrad and post-grad (as well as a few I read on my own)!
Brother Sleep by Aldo Amparán Hum by Jamaal May Ordinary Cruelty by Amber Flame DMZ Colony by Don Mee Choi Upend by Claire Meuschke Ghost of by Diana Khoi Ngyuyen Salat by Dujie Tahat Nishga by Jordan Abel Togetherness by Wo Chan If This is the Age We End Eternity by Rosebud Ben-Oni banana[] by Paul Hlava Ceballos Hull by Xandria Phillips White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia by Kiki Petrosino
congrats on getting through grad school!!
and thank you so much, I've added these to the list!! looking forward to reading them myself too 🩷
