Pitt Poetry Books in Order
Pitt Poetry contains 104 books, published between 1959 and 2024. The first book is The Axion Esti (1959) and the newest is Night Watch on the Chesapeake (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 104
- Published
- 1959–2024
- Pages on record
- 5,110 in 53 of 104 books
- Reading time
- 85–128 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,110 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 53 of 104 titles with a page count on record.
Pitt Poetry is a multi-poet series of 104 books, running from The Axion Esti (1959) to Night Watch on the Chesapeake (2024). Peter Meinke is the most credited poet, on 6 books, and Richard Shelton, Larry Levis, Ronald Wallace, Reginald Shepherd and Alicia Suskin Ostriker have 3 each. Catalogue subjects include American poetry, translations into English, women authors and African American, Asian American and Hispanic American authors. The 1990s are the peak decade, and the Pitt Poetry series is still publishing.
How many Pitt Poetry books are there?
Pitt Poetry has 104 books, released between 1959 and 2024.
Pitt Poetry Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 104 Pitt Poetry 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.
- 1The Axion Esti1959 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/41959861/4
- 2The Homer Mitchell place1968 · confirmed 1/41968–1/4
- 3Body Compass1969 · confirmed 1/41969–1/4
- 5Another Kind Of Rain1970 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/41970861/4
- 6The Floor Keeps Turning1970 · 98 pages · confirmed 1/41970981/4
- 7Collected Poems1970 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/419702161/4
- 8When Thy King Is A Boy1970 · 75 pages · confirmed 1/41970751/4
- 9The Blood of Adonis1971 · 54 pages · confirmed 1/41971541/4
- 10The Tattooed Desert1971 · confirmed 1/41971–1/4
- 11Windows and Stones1972 · 84 pages · confirmed 1/41972841/4
- 12A Canopy in the Desert1973 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/419732221/4
- 13In Sepia1974 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/41974481/4
- 14Lake songs and other fears1974 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/41974561/4
- 15Etai-Eken1975 · 84 pages · confirmed 1/41975841/4
- 16The terror of the snows1976 · 76 pages · confirmed 1/41976761/4
- 17The Night Train and the Golden Bird1977 · confirmed 1/41977–1/4
- 18The Bus to Veracruz1978 · 82 pages · confirmed 1/41978821/4
- 19The Runner1978 · 65 pages · confirmed 1/41978651/4
- 20Paper boy1979 · 57 pages · confirmed 1/41979571/4
- 21The Lone Woman and Others1980 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/419802601/4
- 22Ruby for Grief1981 · 67 pages · confirmed 1/41981671/4
- 23Trying to Surprise God1981 · confirmed 1/41981–1/4
- 24Emplumada1981 · confirmed 1/41981–1/4
- 25Flowers from the Volcano1982 · 87 pages · confirmed 1/41982871/4
- 26Selected Poems, 1969-19811982 · confirmed 1/41982–1/4
- 27Heart of the Garfish1982 · 44 pages · confirmed 1/41982441/4
- 28Winter Stars1985 · confirmed 1/41985–1/4
- 29The Essential Etheridge Knight1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 30People and Dog in the Sun1987 · 66 pages · confirmed 1/41987661/4
- 31Torque1988 · 61 pages · confirmed 1/41988611/4
- 32Six O'Clock Mine Report1989 · 45 pages · confirmed 1/41989451/4
- 33Captivity1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 34Mystery Train1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 35Refuge1990 · 73 pages · confirmed 1/41990731/4
- 36Liquid Paper1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 37Mercy1991 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/41991561/4
- 38A Space Filled with Moving1992 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/41992631/4
- 39South America Mi Hija1992 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/419922981/4
- 40My Father's Geography1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 41Sleeping Preacher1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 42The Flying Garcias1993 · 75 pages · confirmed 1/41993751/4
- 43Weather Central1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 44Some Are Drowning1994 · 76 pages · confirmed 1/41994761/4
- 45School Figures1994 · 109 pages · confirmed 1/419941091/4
- 46Time's Fancy1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 47The Art of Drowning1995 · 95 pages · confirmed 1/41995951/4
- 48Timber and Prayer1995 · 130 pages · confirmed 1/419951301/4
- 49City Of Salt1995 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/41995641/4
- 50Little Girls in Church1995 · 79 pages · confirmed 1/41995791/4
- 51Accordian Breathing and Dancing1995 · 85 pages · confirmed 1/41995851/4
- 52Mad River1995 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/41995631/4
- 53The Post-Rapture Diner1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 54All American Girl1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 55The Ocean Inside Kenji Takezo1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 56The Crack In Everything1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 57Angel, Interrupted1996 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/41996961/4
- 58Scars1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 59Poems Of The River Spirit1996 · 65 pages · confirmed 1/41996651/4
- 60The Falling Hour1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 61Tender1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 62Elegy1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 63Picnic, Lightning1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 64Eve's Striptease1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 65The Little Space1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 66City of a Hundred Fires1998 · 74 pages · confirmed 1/41998741/4
- 67First Course In Turbulence1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 68Then Suddenly--1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 69Works and Days1999 · 59 pages · confirmed 1/41999591/4
- 70The Selected Levis2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 71Windfall2000 · 110 pages · confirmed 1/420001101/4
- 72Zinc Fingers2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 73She Didn't Mean to Do It2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 74The Tormented Mirror2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 75Journey: New And Selected Poems 1969-19992001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 76Cathedral of the North2001 · 67 pages · confirmed 1/42001671/4
- 77Queen for a Day2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 78The Cave2001 · 107 pages · confirmed 1/420011071/4
- 79Selected Poems of Thomas Hood,2001 · 388 pages · confirmed 1/420013881/4
- 80Asylum2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 81The Land Of Bliss2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 82The Zoo2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 83The Volcano Sequence2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 84Black Swan2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 85Boneshaker2002 · 93 pages · confirmed 1/42002931/4
- 86Skid2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 87A Defense of Poetry2002 · 90 pages · confirmed 1/42002901/4
- 88On Foot In Flames2002 · 89 pages · confirmed 1/42002891/4
- 89Brave Disguises2002 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/42002801/4
- 90Long For This World2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 91Otherhood2003 · 99 pages · confirmed 1/42003991/4
- 92The Starry Messenger2003 · 72 pages · confirmed 1/42003721/4
- 93The Dirt She Ate2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 94Ostinato Vamps2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 95The Ceremonies of Longing2003 · 77 pages · confirmed 1/42003771/4
- 96The Invention of the Kaleidoscope2007 · 77 pages · confirmed 1/42007771/4
- 97Love on the Streets2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 98Animal Eye2012 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/42012861/4
- 99Red Under The Skin2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 100The Dottery2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 101Walking Back Up Depot Street2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 102no time like now2019 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42019961/4
- 103Blessing the House2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 104Applause2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 105Night Watch on the Chesapeake2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Where to start with Pitt Poetry
Start with The Axion Esti (1959), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Pitt Poetry book?
Night Watch on the Chesapeake (2024) is the newest Pitt Poetry book released so far.
Is there a new Pitt Poetry book coming?
No next Pitt Poetry book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Pitt Poetry at a glance
- Still running
- Pitt Poetry is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Pitt Poetry books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,110 pages across the 53 of 104 books with a recorded length, a median of 79 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Pitt Poetry books, 36 of 104, were published in the 1990s.
- Attribution
- Of the 104 titles, 6 are credited to Peter Meinke, 3 to Richard Shelton, 3 to Larry Levis and 3 to Ronald Wallace. A further 79 writers are credited. 2 titles carry no credit.
What the Pitt Poetry books are about
55 of the 104 Pitt Poetry 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 49 of 55. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Poetry 49 of 55 books
- Women authors 8 of 55 books
- Americans 6 of 55 books
- LITERARY CRITICISM 6 of 55 books
- American literature 3 of 55 books
- Asian american authors 3 of 55 books
- African American authors 2 of 55 books
- Hispanic American authors 2 of 55 books
- Norwegian american authors 2 of 55 books























