2023 Poetry
June 01, 2023
It's June! And here in Connecticut, it's almost summer. I always look forward to the Sealey Challenge in August, which is an endeavor to read a collection of poetry a day. Plus, after next week, I'll have more time in general for hunting down books and reading. Sometimes it can seem hard to track down lists of what's been published and what's on the horizon. Maybe you're searching for new titles, too. Here are some poetry-book resources to check out:
Spring 2023 poetry books, Publishers Weekly
Fall 2023 poetry books, Publishers Weekly
Best Poetry 2023, Book Riot (from March)
Best New Poetry Books for Adults, New York Public Library (books from 2022)
Best New Poetry, Winter, 2023, bookshop.org
2023 Forthcoming Poetry Books by Queer People of Color, Shade Literary Arts
BuzzFeed's "13 New and Upcoming Poetry Collections"
Lambda Literary Awards, Finalists in four categories: lesbian poetry, gay poetry, bisexual poetry, transgender poetry (scroll down)
New Black Poetry Books, Book Riot
New Canadian poetry collections, CBC
Lantern Review Blog, "An Asian Poetry Companion: Future Titles to Dream Toward"
Southern Review of Books, recent and forthcoming poetry collections
Literary Hub: 7 Poetry Books to Read in June
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The Poetry Friday roundup for June 2 is at The Miss Rumphius Effect.
Peony photo by ST
Thanks for these links. Just what I needed, to find new poetry books to read this summer!
Posted by: jama | June 02, 2023 at 02:46 PM
Thanks for the resources, Susan!
Posted by: Laura Purdie Salas | June 02, 2023 at 02:52 PM
Jama and Laura, de nada! I look forward to catching up with some of these.
Posted by: Susan T. | June 02, 2023 at 03:06 PM
This is a fantastic resources, Susan--thank you so much for taking the trouble to gather all these! Bookmarking for sure. Let us know what you find that you love!
Posted by: Heidi | June 03, 2023 at 07:43 AM
Yes, I receive most of these lists, Susan, but now have bookmarked a few more from you! Thanks, amazing that there are so many to love! Thank you!
Posted by: Linda Baie | June 03, 2023 at 09:50 AM
Hi, Heidi and Linda. Thank you for dropping by! You're welcome for the lists. I'm always on the lookout for new stuff, so I enjoyed compiling this post.
Posted by: Susan T. | June 03, 2023 at 06:49 PM
Gosh Susan, I can barely keep up with monthly and annual reading goals, let alone a daily collection! But thanks for sharing all these resources! It gives me plenty to choose from in my more "sloth-approach" to poetry reading!
Posted by: PATRICIA J FRANZ | June 03, 2023 at 07:26 PM
The daily thing is only for a month (August)! You could totally do it is my guess, though it does take some planning...and fortitude. And reading strategically, alternating shorter & longer. (And leaving the New and Selecteds until another time!)
Posted by: Susan T. | June 03, 2023 at 07:30 PM
Thanks for all the leads, Susan!
Posted by: Karen Edmisten | June 07, 2023 at 09:35 PM
You are so welcome, Karen. I’ll try to update this from time to time, too.
Posted by: Susan T. | June 08, 2023 at 09:49 AM