Start with high-confidence poetry for teens books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
19 Varieties of Gazelle
Naomi Shihab Nye
I Can't Keep My Own Secrets
Larry Smith, Rachel Fershleiser
Inheritance
Elizabeth Acevedo
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
Tony Keith Jr.
SHOUT
Laurie Halse Anderson
How I Discovered Poetry
Marilyn Nelson
Part of a Story That Started Before Me
Various
Silver People
Margarita Engle
Concrete Kids
Amyra León
Bless the Blood
Walela Nehanda
I Just Hope It's Lethal
Liz Rosenberg
Abuela, Don't Forget Me
Rex Ogle
Wearing My Mother's Heart
Sophia Thakur
Ordinary Hazards
Nikki Grimes
Knocking on Windows
Jeannine Atkins
