# Poetry books assigned in US schools

**16** books in the Poetry genre that US schools assign. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/poetry
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- poetry (9)
- american poetry (3)
- stories in rhyme (2)
- alphabet
- alphabet books
- alphabet rhymes
- authorship
- collection:thom\_gunn\_award=winner
- counting
- lgbtq poetry

## Authors in this genre

- Shel Silverstein (2)
- Adam Rex
- Bill Grossman
- Bill Martin Jr.
- Christina Rossetti
- Elizabeth Bishop
- Gabriel Okara
- Jeffrey Moss
- Kayo Chingonyi
- Lord Byron

## Poetry titles

- [A Light in the Attic](https://readinglist.school/book/a-light-in-the-attic) by Shel Silverstein _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Ariel](https://readinglist.school/book/ariel) by Sylvia Plath _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Chicka Chicka Boom Boom](https://readinglist.school/book/chicka-chicka-boom-boom) by Bill Martin Jr. _(Grades K–3)_
- [Collected Poems](https://readinglist.school/book/collected-poems) by Gabriel Okara _(Grades 11–12)_
- [England's Green](https://readinglist.school/book/englands-green) by Zaffar Kunial _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Falling Up](https://readinglist.school/book/falling-up) by Shel Silverstein _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Frankenstein Takes the Cake](https://readinglist.school/book/frankenstein-takes-the-cake) by Adam Rex _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Kumukanda](https://readinglist.school/book/kumukanda) by Kayo Chingonyi _(Grades 9–10)_
- [Love That Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/love-that-dog) by Sharon Creech _(Grades 4–8)_
- [My Little Sister Ate One Hare](https://readinglist.school/book/my-little-sister-ate-one-hare) by Bill Grossman _(Grades K–3)_
- [Night Sky with Exit Wounds](https://readinglist.school/book/night-sky-with-exit-wounds) by Ocean Vuong _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Poems](https://readinglist.school/book/poems) by Elizabeth Bishop _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Selected Poems](https://readinglist.school/book/selected-poems) by Christina Rossetti _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Selected Poetry](https://readinglist.school/book/byron-selected-poetry) by Lord Byron _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Shakespeare's Sonnets and Poems](https://readinglist.school/book/shakespeares-sonnets-and-poems-folger) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_
- [The Butterfly Jar](https://readinglist.school/book/the-butterfly-jar) by Jeffrey Moss _(Grades 3–5)_

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