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Penguin Poets Books in Order

Penguin Poets contains 52 books, published between 1967 and 2026. The first book is Selected Poems (1967) and the newest is Lift Every Voice (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
52
Published
1967–2026
Pages on record
2,136 in 12 of 52 books
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Penguin Poets is a poetry series, 52 titles catalogued between 1967 and 2026. American poetry dominates the list. Selected Poems (1967) opens it, followed by Loba and Living at the Movies in 1973, Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror in 1975, Fear of Dreaming and Nerve Storm in 1993, The Descent Of Alette in 1996 and Mysteries Of Small Houses in 1998. Volumes are short, a median 112 pages. Lift Every Voice (2026) is the most recent.

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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of Selected Poems by John Ashbery, book 1 of the Penguin Poets series (1967)
  2. Cover of Loba by Diane di Prima, book 2 of the Penguin Poets series (1973)
  3. Cover of Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror by John Ashbery, book 4 of the Penguin Poets series (1975)
  4. Cover of Fear of Dreaming: The Selected Poems by Jim Carroll, book 5 of the Penguin Poets series (1993)
  5. Cover of Crown Of Weeds by Amy Gerstler, book 8 of the Penguin Poets series (1997)
  6. Cover of Void Of Course by Jim Carroll, book 10 of the Penguin Poets series (1998)
  7. Cover of If In Time: Selected Poems, 1975-2000 by Ann Lauterbach, book 14 of the Penguin Poets series (2001)
  8. Cover of Disobedience by Alice Notley, book 16 of the Penguin Poets series (2001)
  9. Cover of The Life by Carrie Fountain, book 39 of the Penguin Poets series (2021)
  10. Cover of Golden Ax by Rio Cortez, book 42 of the Penguin Poets series (2022)
  1. 1
    Selected Poems1967 · 349 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1967349
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  2. 2
    Loba1973 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973314
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  3. 3
    Living at the Movies1973 · 100 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973100
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  4. 4
    Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror1975 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197596
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  5. 5
    Fear of Dreaming: The Selected Poems1993 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993273
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  6. 6
    Nerve Storm1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  7. 7
    The Descent Of Alette1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  8. 8
    Crown Of Weeds1997 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199786
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  9. 9
    Mysteries Of Small Houses: Poems1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  10. 10
    Void Of Course1998 · 113 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998113
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  11. 11
    Overtime: Selected Poems1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  12. 12
    Medicine2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  13. 13
    The Sonnets2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  14. 14
    If In Time: Selected Poems, 1975-20002001 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001253
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  15. 15
    Practical Gods: Pulitzer Prize Winner2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  16. 16
    Disobedience2001 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001284
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  17. 17
    Hip Logic2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  18. 18
    Lives Of The Animals2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  19. 19
    Ghost Girl2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  20. 20
    Wind In A Box2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  21. 21
    Way More West: New And Selected Poems2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  22. 22
    In The Pines2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  23. 23
    Dearest Creature2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  24. 24
    Lighthead2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  25. 25
    Culture Of One2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  26. 26
    Terroir2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  27. 27
    Alien Vs. Predator2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  28. 28
    Gossamurmur2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  29. 29
    Instant Winner2014 · 74 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201474
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  30. 30
    How To Be Drawn2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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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.

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.