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Wesleyan Poetry Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Wesleyan Poetry books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Wesleyan Poetry series? Start with "Coffee 3 A M (By: Brenda Hillman)" (1982) and follow publication order through all 23 books.
The complete Wesleyan Poetry reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Coffee 3 A M (By: Brenda Hillman)
1982
White Dress (By: Brenda Hillman)
1985
Black Holes, Black Stockings (By: Olga Broumas)
1985
Fortress (By: Brenda Hillman)
1989
In Mad Love and War
1990
Death Tractates (By: Brenda Hillman)
1992
Bright Existence (By: Brenda Hillman)
1993
Loose Sugar (By: Brenda Hillman)
1997
Cascadia (By: Brenda Hillman)
2001
Pieces of Air in the Epic (By: Brenda Hillman)
2005
Practical Water (By: Brenda Hillman)
2009
Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire (By: Brenda Hillman)
2013
Extra Hidden Life, among the Days (By: Brenda Hillman)
2018
In a Few Minutes Before Later (By: Brenda Hillman)
2022
Letters to America
1995
Real Things: An Anthology of Popular Culture in American Poetry
1999
September 11, 2001: American Writers Respond
2002
Women of Color Pray
2012
Truth to Power
2017
American Journal
2018
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through
2020
All We Can Save
2020
Another Last Call: Poems on Addiction and Deliverance
2023
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