Year-End Lists

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12 Best Poetry Books of 2016 Chicago Review of Books

12 Best Poetry Collections of 2016 Bustle: E. Ce Miller

10 Best Poetry Books of 2016 Boston Globe: John Freeman

5 Best Poetry Books of 2016 Publishers Weekly

5 Best Poetry Books of 2016 Library Journal

10 Best Poetry Books of 2016 New York Times: David Orr

23 Favorite Poetry Books of 2016 Dennis Cooper

4 Best Poetry Books of 2016 Chicago Tribune: Michael Robbins

8 Best Poetry Books of 2016 New Yorker: Dan Chiasson

5 Best Poetry Collections of 2016 Washington Post: Elizabeth Lund

11 Best Poetry Books of 2016 BuzzFeed

Poetry 2016 National Book Award

16 Best Poetry Books of 2015 BuzzFeed

11 Best Poetry Books of 2015 Kansas City Star

5 Best Poetry Collections of 2015 Washington Post: Elizabeth Lund

10 Best Poetry Books of 2015 New York Times: David Orr

8 Best Poetry Books of 2015 Flavorwire: Jonathon Sturgeon

23 Favorite Poetry Books of 2015 Dennis Cooper

12 Favorite Poetry Books of 2015 New Yorker: Dan Chiasson

Best Poetry Books of 2015 Publishers Weekly

Best Poetry Books of 2014 Publishers Weekly

Best Poetry Books of 2013 Publishers Weekly

Poetry 2013 National Book Award

16 Favorite Poetry Books of 2012 Dennis Cooper

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