Poetry Books – Poetry Reference & How-to

Category: Poetry Books

Start with these dependable poetry reference works, anthologies, guides to reading poems, and guides to writing poetry.


The Norton Anthology of Poetry

Margaret Ferguson (Editor). W. W. Norton & Company 2005, Paperback, 1424 pages, $43.99

4.0


The Making of a Poem

Mark Strand (Editor). W. W. Norton & Company 2001, Paperback, 448 pages, $9.66

4.0


Letters to a Young Poet

Reginald Snell (Introduction). Dover Publications 2002, Paperback, 80 pages, $2.02

4.5


ABC of Reading

Ezra Pound. New Directions 1960, Paperback, 208 pages, $7.90

4.5


The Haiku Handbook -25th Anniversary Edition

Jane Reichhold (Foreword). Kodansha International 2010, Paperback, 352 pages, $10.20

5.0


The Discovery of Poetry

Frances Mayes. Mariner Books 2001, Paperback, 512 pages, $7.45

4.5


The Best Poems of the English Language

Harold Bloom. Harper Perennial 2007, Paperback, 1008 pages, $9.00

4.5


100 Best-Loved Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)

Philip Smith (Editor). Dover Publications 1995, Paperback, 96 pages, $0.01

4.0


Writing Poetry

W. N. Herbert. Routledge 2010, Paperback, 208 pages, $13.77


The Making of a Poem

Mark Strand (Editor). W. W. Norton & Company 2001, Paperback, 448 pages, $9.66

4.0


Letters to a Young Poet

Reginald Snell (Introduction). Dover Publications 2002, Paperback, 80 pages, $2.02

4.5


The Haiku Handbook -25th Anniversary Edition

Jane Reichhold (Foreword). Kodansha International 2010, Paperback, 352 pages, $10.20

5.0


The Discovery of Poetry

Frances Mayes. Mariner Books 2001, Paperback, 512 pages, $7.45

4.5