Penguin Poets Books in Order

How many Penguin Poets books are there?

Penguin Poets has 52 books, released between 1967 and 2026.

Penguin Poets Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 52 Penguin Poets books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

Where to start with Penguin Poets

Start with Selected Poems (1967), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Penguin Poets book?

Lift Every Voice (2026) is the newest Penguin Poets book released so far.

Is there a new Penguin Poets book coming?

No next Penguin Poets book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Penguin Poets at a glance

Still running

Penguin Poets is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.

Release pace

Penguin Poets books have appeared about one a year on average.

Length

2,136 pages across the 12 of 52 books with a recorded length, a median of 112 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Penguin Poets books, 16 of 52, were published in the 2020s.

Attribution

Of the 52 titles, 8 are credited to Amy Gerstler, 7 to Alice Notley, 6 to Terrance Hayes and 3 to Jim Carroll. A further 22 writers are credited. 2 titles carry no credit.

When Penguin Poets books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Penguin Poets titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 16 titles.

What the Penguin Poets books are about

13 of the 52 Penguin Poets books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: poetry is tagged on 10 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Poetry 10 of 13 books
• Women authors 3 of 13 books
• American literature 2 of 13 books