Poetry for Young People Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Poetry for Young People books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Walt Whitman (By: Walt Whitman)
Buy on Amazon1977
Robert Frost
Buy on Amazon1994
Emily Dickinson (By: Emily Dickinson)
Buy on Amazon1994
Edgar Allan Poe (By: Edgar Allan Poe)
Buy on Amazon1995
Carl Sandburg (By: Carl Sandburg)
Buy on Amazon1995
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
Buy on Amazon1998
Edna St. Vincent Millay (By: Edna St. Vincent Millay)
Buy on Amazon1999
Robert Louis Stevenson (By: Robert Louis Stevenson)
Buy on Amazon2000
William Shakespeare (By: William Shakespeare)
Buy on Amazon2000
Lewis Carroll (By: Lewis Carroll)
Buy on Amazon2000
Rudyard Kipling (By: Rudyard Kipling)
Buy on Amazon2000
Edward Lear (By: Edward Lear)
Buy on Amazon2001
American Poetry (By: John Hollander)
Buy on Amazon2002
William Butler Yeats (By: W.B. Yeats)
Buy on Amazon2002
Robert Browning (By: Robert Browning)
Buy on Amazon2003
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
Buy on Amazon2003
William Wordsworth (By: William Wordsworth)
Buy on Amazon2003
Alfred Tennyson (By: Alfred Tennyson)
Buy on Amazon2003
William Carlos Williams (By: William Carlos Williams)
Buy on Amazon2003
Animal Poems (By: John Hollander)
Buy on Amazon2004
Wallace Stevens (By: Wallace Stevens)
Buy on Amazon2004
The Seasons (By: John N. Serio)
Buy on Amazon2004
Langston Hughes (By: Langston Hughes)
Buy on Amazon2006
William Blake (By: William Blake)
Buy on Amazon2007
Poetry for Young People (By: Maya Angelou)
Buy on Amazon2007
Poetry for Young People: Carl Sandburg (By: Carl Sandburg)
Buy on Amazon2008
African American Poetry (By: Karen Barbour)
Buy on Amazon2013
Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman (By: Walt Whitman)
Buy on Amazon2017
A Treasury of Great Poems Volume 2
Buy on Amazon1955
The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart
Buy on Amazon1992
The Caedmon Treasury of Modern Poets Reading Their Own Poetry
Buy on Amazon1992
100 Best-Loved Poems
Buy on Amazon1995
Dark
Buy on Amazon2000
Baseball: a Literary Anthology
Buy on Amazon2002
O Taste and See: Food Poems
Buy on Amazon2003
Winter: A Folio Anthology
Buy on Amazon2016
30 Press Presents: Classic Horror Poems Volume One
Buy on Amazon2023
Writing Career
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North of Boston
19
A Further Range
19
In the Clearing
19
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Poetry for Young People series is publication order: 1. Walt Whitman (By: Walt Whitman) (1977), 2. Robert Frost (1994), 3. Emily Dickinson (By: Emily Dickinson) (1994), 4. Edgar Allan Poe (By: Edgar Allan Poe) (1995), 5. Carl Sandburg (By: Carl Sandburg) (1995), and 36 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Poetry for Young People series by Robert Frost contains 41 books. The series began in 1977 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Poetry for Young People series is written by Robert Frost. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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