25 of Our Favorite Poetry Books from 2021

In another year full of constant change and new normals, books have continued to be a source of comfort and inspiration. From Yung Pueblo’s Clarity & Connection to Melody Godfred’s Self Love Poetry, this year will be remembered by the incredible poetry collections it brought us. Here are 25 must-read books from 2021.

• I Must Belong Somewhere—by Dawn Lanuza 
• Love by Night—by S.K. Williams
• The Truth of You—by Iain S. Thomas
• Maps for the Modern World—by Valerie June Hockett
• The Gravity Inside Us—by Chloë Frayne
• Old Monarch—by Courtney Marie Andrews
• The Apricot Memoirs—by Tess Guinery 
• Clarity & Connection—by Yung Pueblo 
• Soft Thorns Vol. II—by Bridgett Devoue 
• Vulnerable AF—by Tarriona Ball
• Small Cures—by Della Hicks-Wilson
• Watering the Soul—by Courtney Peppernell
• Explorations of a Cosmic Soul—by Allie Michelle
• My Greenhouse—by Bella Mayo
• Every Good Boy Does Fine—by Calvin Arsenia 
• Shine Your Icy Crown—by Amanda Lovelace
• Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things—by Amanda Lovelace
• Self Love Poetry—by Melody Godfred
• Please Love Me at My Worst—by Michaela Angemeer
• New Names for Lost Things—by Noon Unnahar
• Some Things I Still Can’t Tell You—by Misha Collins
• The Book of Healing—by Najwa Zebian
• The Gift of Everything—by Lang Leav
• Playing with Matches—by Michael Faudet
• Home Body (Hardcover Edition)—by Rupi Kaur