The top selling adult poetry titles at Belmont Books this week:
The instant #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller
The breakout poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman
The instant #1 New York Times bestseller and #1 USA Today bestseller
Amanda Gorman’s electrifying and historic poem “The Hill We Climb,” read at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, is now available as a collectible gift edition.
“Stunning.” —CNN
“Dynamic.” —NPR
Ever since it was published in 1978, the picture-book presentation of Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" has been an enduring favorite. For this special edition with a new design, trim size, and three new spreads, Susan Jeffers has added more detail and subtle color to her sweeping backgrounds of frosty New England scenes.
“The popularity of [Dog Songs] feels as inevitable and welcome as a wagging tail upon homecoming.” —The Boston Globe
An Instant New York Times Bestseller
A New York Times Bestseller, chosen as Oprah's "Books That Help Me Through" for Oprah's Book Club
A lavishly illustrated collection of 366 animal poems—one for every day of the year! The perfect book for children (and grown-ups!) to share at the beginning or end of the day.
WINNER OF THE 2021 PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRY
FINALIST FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY
Natalie Diaz’s highly anticipated follow-up to When My Brother Was an Aztec, winner of an American Book Award
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2021 BY NPR
“To read Maggie Smith is to embrace the achingly precious beauty of the present moment.” —Time
“A captivating collection from a wise, accessible poet.” —People
From the award-winning poet and bestselling aut
From the award-winning translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of Virgil's great epic
A new book of poetry from internationally acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author Margaret Atwood
The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles
A Penguin Classic
A beautiful collection of 25 odes — in both English and Spanish — from one of greatest poets of the twentieth century.
Each poem in this collection is accompanied by a pair of exquisite pencil drawings.
A deluxe edition of Whitman's crowning achievement, with an introductory essay by Harold Bloom
I celebrate myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
One of America’s most celebrated poets challenges us with this powerful and deeply personal collection of verse that speaks to the injustices of society while illuminating the depths of her own heart.