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
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 (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
Buy on Amazon2017
The Children's Hour: Leaders and Heroes
Buy on Amazon1954
Prose and Poetry of the American West
Buy on Amazon1991
Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology
Buy on Amazon1993
Poetry Out Loud
Buy on Amazon1993
100 Best-Loved Poems
Buy on Amazon1995
Earth-Shattering Poems
Buy on Amazon1998
Writing New York
Buy on Amazon1998
A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology
Buy on Amazon2002
The Little Big Book of California
Buy on Amazon2005
Writers: Their Lives and Works
Buy on Amazon2018
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Poetry for Young People series is publication order: 1. 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 33 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Poetry for Young People series by Walt Whitman contains 38 books. The series began in 1977 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Poetry for Young People series is written by Walt Whitman. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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