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The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde by Audre Lorde Including over 300 works, this collection is described by Lorde as "a linguistic and emotional tour through the conflicts, fears, and hopes of the world I have inhabited."
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur Milk and Honey is described as a collection of poetry and prose about survival. It takes the reader through heartbreak and loss, and finds sweetness in those hardships.
The Dream of a Common Language by Adrienne Rich This book explores how a common language could be achieved through poetry, art, a feminism in gorgeous verse.
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire Warsasn Shire eloquently presents her voice on the veiled world of sensuality and intimate love within the realm of Islam.
The Collected Poems by Sylvia Plath With 224 poems written after and 50 poems written before 1956, Sylvia Plath explores true heart, passion, anger, mental health, and beauty.
The Complete Collected Poems by Maya Angelou This compiled book of poems shows a complete collections of the inspiring poems of author, poet, and activist Maya Angelou.
The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy Carol Ann Duffy is said to be "a master at drawing on myth and history, then subverting them in a vivid and surprising way," writing poetry that communicates the past and the present in a contemporary fashion.
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Xiomara, a Dominican Girl in New York City, feels silenced under the constrains of her conservative mother. Through poetry and self-expression, she discovers her voice.