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 (By: 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
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
50 Great Short Stories
Buy on Amazon1952
A St. Nicholas Anthology
Buy on Amazon1969
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories
Buy on Amazon1984
Mysterious Sea Stories
Buy on Amazon1987
Famous and Curious Animal Stories
Buy on Amazon1989
A Separate Star: A Tribute to Rudyard Kipling
Buy on Amazon1989
Tales of the Occult
Buy on Amazon1989
The Amis Story Anthology
Buy on Amazon1992
H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror
Buy on Amazon1993
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories
Buy on Amazon1993
Fantasy Stories
Buy on Amazon1994
The Anthology of Love and Romance
Buy on Amazon1994
Spellbound
Buy on Amazon1995
100 Best-Loved Poems
Buy on Amazon1995
World War One British Poets: Brooke, Owen, Sassoon, Rosenberg and Others
Buy on Amazon1997
Detection by Gaslight: 14 Victorian Detective Stories
Buy on Amazon1997
Time Machines
Buy on Amazon1997
A Treasury of Five-Minute Stories
Buy on Amazon2000
Dark
Buy on Amazon2000
On Glorious Wings
Buy on Amazon2003
The World's Greatest Horror Stories
Buy on Amazon2004
The Little Big Book of California
Buy on Amazon2005
H. P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural
Buy on Amazon2006
Rotten English
Buy on Amazon2007
Empire Tales
Buy on Amazon2008
Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction
Buy on Amazon2008
Stories to Get You Through the Night
Buy on Amazon2010
50 Classic Novellas
Buy on Amazon2011
The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Adventure
Buy on Amazon2011
The Phantom Coach
Buy on Amazon2014
That Glimpse of Truth
Buy on Amazon2014
Red Sky
Buy on Amazon2014
The Dover Anthology of Cat Stories
Buy on Amazon2015
Writers: Their Lives and Works
Buy on Amazon2018
30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die
Buy on Amazon2019
A Cat of Disdainful Looks
Buy on Amazon2020
Classic Cat Stories
Buy on Amazon2020
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 (By: 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 60 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Poetry for Young People series by Rudyard Kipling contains 65 books. The series began in 1977 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Poetry for Young People series is written by Rudyard Kipling. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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