The Poetry Box

Bookstore

As of Jan 10, 2022, we will only ship books to addresses in the United States (including Hawaii, Alaska, & APO addresses).  All our books, once officially released, will be available to order internationally via Bookshop.org, Amazon, and other online retailers. 

 

Pre-Orders & Forthcoming Releases

front book cover of The Round Whisper of No Moon, designed by Robert R. Sanders

The Round Whisper of No Moon

by Peter Kaufmann
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Front Cover of The Poeming Pigeon, Issue #12

The Poeming Pigeon – Issue #12

A Journal of Poetry & Art
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Front Cover of My Husband's Eyebrows

My Husband’s Eyebrows

by Leanne Grabel
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Front book cover of SOUNDINGS

Soundings

by David Gonzalez
front cover of Poems of the Point

Poems of the Point

by Lauri Cruver Cherian

Poetry Collections & Chapbooks

Cover-Front After Pyre

After Pyre

by P.M. Draper
CoverFront-CosmologyHeavenHell

Cosmology of Heaven & Hell

by Michael Waterson
front cover of This Is the Lightness (dogwood branch)

This Is the Lightness

by Rachel Barton
Front Book Cover of Earthwork

Earthwork

by Kristin Berger
Front cover of The Weight of Clouds

The Weight of Clouds

by Cathy Cain
Front cover of Blood Moon

Blood Moon

by Elaine S. Nussbaum
Front book cover of Breath So Hungry

Breath So Hungry

by Joann Renee Boswell
front book cover of Late Fall Bucolics

Late Fall Bucolics

by Anne Coray
Front book cover of A Short Supply of Viability (old man on bench looking into the distance)

A Short Supply of Viability

by Annette Gagliardi
CoverFront-Fencelines(web)

Fencelines

by Angela Hansen
Book cover of This Conversation, photography and design by Robert R. Sanders

This Conversation

by Christopher Bogart
Front book cover of Olympic

Olympic

by John L. Miller
Front Book Cover of Built to Last

Built to Last

by Tara L. Carnes
Front book cover of Shells in the Sieve

Shells in the Sieve

by Nathan Fryback
Cover Front - A Nest in the Heart

A Nest in the Heart

by Vivienne Popperl
CoverFront-TellHerYes

Tell Her Yes

by Ann Farley
Cover-Front-Contraband

Contraband

by Juan Pablo Mobili
CoverFront-TransitionThunderstorms

Transition Thunderstorms

by Beth Bonness
Cover-IntheJaguar'sHouse

In the Jaguar’s House

Children’s Poems & Photos by Debbie Hall -->
Front Cover of Beneath the Gravel Weight of Stars

Beneath the Gravel Weight of Stars

by Mimi German
Front book cover of Earth Resonance showing conch shell in the ocean and sunlight shimmering

Earth Resonance: Poems for a Viable Future

by Sam Love
CoverFront-ErasuresComingOut(web)

Erasures of My Coming Out (Letter)

by Mary Warren Foulk 1st Place Winner, 2021
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CoverFront-Of-the-Forest

Of the Forest

by Linda Ferguson 2nd Place Winner, 2021
CoverFront-Let'sHearItfortheHorsesr(web)

Let’s Hear It for the Horses

by Tricia Knoll 3rd Place Winner, 2021
Front Cover of The Ninetieth Day

The Ninetieth Day

by Kristin J. Leonard
CoverFront-ExchangingWisdom

Exchanging Wisdom

by Christopher & Angelo Luna
Cover-Front-DearJohn

Dear John—

by Laura LeHew
Front Book Cover fo What We Bring Home

What We Bring Home

by Susan Coultrap-McQuin
Songs from the Back-in-the-Back

Songs from the Back-in-the-Back

by Marcia B. Loughran
CoverFront-Gaslight_Opera(web)

Gaslight Opera

by Gary Percesepe
The Catalog of Small Contentments

The Catalog of Small Contentments

by Carolyn Martin
The Fog

The Fog

by Mary C. Florio
Front Book Cover of we're not real anyways, poems by maddie mitchell

we’re not real anyways

by maddie mitchell
Front Book Cover of Protection by Michelle Lerner (Cover Image by Robert R. Sanders)

Protection

by Michelle Lerner
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CoverFront-WhatIsNotaMiracle

What Is Not a Miracle

by Don Badgley
Front Cover of World Gone Zoom

World Gone Zoom: Notes from the American Epicenter

by David Belmont
Front Book Cover of Bayna Bayna: In-Between

Bayna Bayna: In-Between

by Zeina Azzam
Front Cover of Bye Bye Blackbird, designed by Robert R. Sanders

Bye Bye Blackbird

by Doreen Stock
Italian Lesson

Italian Lesson

by Dianalee Velie
CoverFront-SophiaWhitman

Sophia and Mister Walter Whitman

by Penelope Scambly Schott
CoverFront Synapse Flies into Startle

Synapse Flies into Startle

by Sally Naylor
CoverFront-SylvanGrove

Sylvan Grove

by Barbara A. Meier
CoverFront-BuildlingAWoman

Building a Woman

by Deborah Meltvedt
Front Book Cover of Shoebox by Donovan Hufnagle, cover design by Robert Sanders

Shoebox

by Donovan Hufnagle
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CoverFront-StrongerThantheCurrent

Stronger Than the Current

by Mark Thalman
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The Day of My First Driving Lesson

The Day of My First Driving Lesson

by Tiel Aisha Ansari 1st Place, Chapbook Prize
Cover(front)MyMotherNeverDied

My Mother Never Died Before

by Marcia B. Loughran 2nd Place, Chapbook Prize
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Book Cover (front) of Off Coldwater Canyon by CW Emerson (The Poetry Box, 2020)

Off Coldwater Canyon

by C.W. Emerson 3rd Place, Chapbook Prize
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CoverFront-NothingMoretoLose

Nothing More to Lose

by Carolyn Martin
Front cover of A Shape of Sky

A Shape of Sky

by Cathy Cain
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Excoriation-CoverFront

Excoriation

by Rebecca Smolen
Front Cover of My Mind's Eye

My Mind’s Eye

by Marshall Witten
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CoverFront-BeforetheDistance

Before the Distance

by Pasquale Trozzolo
CoverFront-MouthQuill

Mouth Quill

by Kaja Weeks
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CoverFront-The Kingdom of Birds

The Kingdom of Birds

by Joan Colby
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CoverFrontChap-JustTheGirls

Just the Girls

by Pamela R. Anderson-Bartholet
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Front Book Cover:Songs of an Indomitable Spirit

Songs of an Indomitable Spirit

by Michael B. Carroll Jr.
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Front Cover of Picking Scabs from the Body History

Picking Scabs from the Body History

by Joanne Godley
Front Cover of Sitting in Powell's Watching Burnside Dissolve in Rain, cover art by Robert R. Sanders

Sitting in Powell’s Watching Burnside Dissolve in Rain

by Doug Stone
CoverFront-CatchingNarcissus-web

Catching Narcissus

by Rheanna Haaland
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Cover (front)-The Winter of J

The Winter of J

by Gary Percesepe
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CoverFront-TheEaterOfDreams

The Eater of Dreams

by Christopher Bogart
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Cover Front-My Miscellaneous Muse

My Miscellaneous Muse: Poem Pastiches & Whimsical Words

by Ralph La Rosa
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CoverFront-TheScreamingSilence

The Screaming Silence

by Lanser Howard
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Breakpoint Front Cover

Breakpoint

by Christopher Bogart
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CoverFront-GoodCapeWeather(web)

(good cape weather)

by Wes Jordans
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CoverFront-BetweenStatesOfMatter

Between States of Matter

by Sherry Rind
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CoverFront-StaringDownTheTracks

Staring Down the Tracks

by Julia Paul
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Cover-Front-The Widow at the Piano

The Widow at the Piano

by Sue Fagalde Lick
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Book Cover (front) Matrimony

Matrimony

by Laurel Feigenbaum
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Front Cover of Notes from a Caregiver

Notes from a Caregiver

by Meg Lindsay
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Front Book Cover, "Moroccan Holiday" poetry by Lauren Tivey

Moroccan Holiday

by Lauren Tivey 1st Place,  Chapbook Prize
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Front Book Cover of Hello, Darling

Hello, Darling

by Christine Higgins 2nd Place, Chapbook Prize
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Front Cover of Falling into the River

Falling into the River

by Debbie Hall 3rd Place, Chapbook Prize
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Cover-Front-Shadow Man-web

Shadow Man

by Margaret Chula
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Cover-WhatSheWasWearing

What She Was Wearing

by Shawn Aveningo Sanders
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CoverFront-A Long Wide Stretch of Calm

A Long, Wide Stretch of Calm

by Melanie Green
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CoverFront-MostBeautiful

Most Beautiful

by Elizabeth S.E. McBride and Connie Cronenwett We
FrontCover_The Very Rich Hours

The Very Rich Hours

by Gregory Loselle
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Front Cover: Mary Dyer's Hymn & Other Quaker Poems

Mary Dyer’s Hymn and Other Quaker Poems

by Stanford Searl
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Cover Front-The Dichotomy Between Light & Dark by Michael B. Carroll Jr.

The Dichotomy Between Light & Dark

by Michael B. Carroll Jr.
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Cover-Front-LikeOHope-web

Like the O in Hope

by Jeanne Julian
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Book Cover (front) Abruptio by Melissa Fournier

Abruptio

by Melissa Fournier
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Book Cover (Front) Gospel Gone Blues by Jimmie Ware

Gospel Gone Blues

by Jimmie Ware
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Book Cover, Bee Dance by Cathy Cain (front cover image)

Bee Dance

by Cathy Cain
Book Cover (front) Call My Name by Heather Wyatt

Call My Name

by Heather Wyatt
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Book Cover Front - Cardboard Wings by Piper Bringman

Cardboard Wings

by Piper M.L. Bringman Young Artist Series
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FrontCover -ImpossibleLedges

Impossible Ledges

by Dianne Avey
cover-front-SmallBlueHarbor

Small Blue Harbor

by Ahrend Torrey
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Cover-Surreal Expulsion by D.R James

Surreal Expulsion

by D.R. James
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Cover-The Unknowable Mystery of Other People by Sally Zakariya

The Unknowable Mystery of Other People

by Sally Zakariya
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The Secret Land

The Secret Land

by Patrick Sheils (We are sold out. Book
Front Cover The Poet's Curse by Michael Estabrook

The Poet’s Curse

by Michael Estabrook
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Book Cover Epicurean Ecstasy by Cynthia Gallaher

Epicurean Ecstasy

by Cynthia Gallaher
Cover-Front-ManySparrows by donnarkevic

Many Sparrows

by donnarkevic
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Cover-(front)-Shrinking Bones

Shrinking Bones

by Judy K. Mosher
1st Place, Chapbook Prize
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Book Cover (Front) of November Quilt

November Quilt

by Penelope Scambly Schott
2nd Place, Chapbook Prize
Book Cover (front) A Democracy Divided

A Democracy Divided

by Ralph J. Long Jr.
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Fireweed by Gudrun Bortman, Front Cover

Fireweed

by Gudrun Bortman
3rd Place, Chapbook Prize
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Front Cover, 14: Antologia del Sonoran

14: Antología del Sonoran

by Christopher Bogart 3rd Place, Chapbook Prize
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Front Cover of My Life in Cars by Linda Strever

My Life in Cars

by Linda Strever
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Book Cover: Painting the Heart Open by Liz Nakazawa

Painting the Heart Open

by Liz Nakazawa We are Out of Stock.
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Book Cover: Womanhood & Other Scars by Rebecca Smolen

Womanhood & Other Scars

by Rebecca Smolen
Cover-An Eyeful Hennepin of Neon by Rheanna Haaland

An Eyeful of Hennepin Neon

by Rheanna Haaland
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Front Book Cover, In These Voices

In These Voices

by Sherri Levine
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All That She Can book cover

All That She Can

by Kali Rose Schmidt
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Front Book Cover Psyche's Scroll by Karla Linn Merrifield, The Poetry Box Select

Psyche’s Scroll

by Karla Linn Merrifield
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Impressions

Impressions

by Dr. Paul T.M. Jackson
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Broadfork Farm

Broadfork Farm

Tricia Knoll
Giving Ground

Giving Ground

Poems by Lynn M. Knapp
The Way a Woman Knows

The Way a Woman Knows

Poems by Carolyn Martin
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The Poeming Pigeon—Literary Journal of Poetry

 

Poetry Anthologies

 

Specialty Books (Designed by The Poetry Box)

 

 

Books by our Staff

Cover-WhatSheWasWearing

What She Was Wearing

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by Shawn Aveningo Sanders
Front Cover of Beauty of Cannabis by Spurs Broken (Amherst Media)

Beauty of Cannabis: Spurs Broken

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by Robert R. Sanders
Because Red Is Your Favorite Color

Because Red Is Your Favorite Color

by Shawn Aveningo (SOLD OUT)
Stripped

Stripped

by Shawn Aveningo (SOLD OUT)
She Has Something to Say

She Has Something to Say

 by Shawn Aveningo (SOLD OUT)