# 11th grade books about poetry

**5** books commonly assigned to 11th grade students in US schools that explore poetry. Every title's grade range covers 11th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 11th grade  ·  **Theme:** poetry
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## 11th grade poetry reading list

- [Ariel](https://readinglist.school/book/ariel) by Sylvia Plath _(Grades 11–12 · pub 1965)_
- [Collected Poems](https://readinglist.school/book/collected-poems) by Gabriel Okara _(Grades 11–12 · pub 2016)_
- [England's Green](https://readinglist.school/book/englands-green) by Zaffar Kunial _(Grades 11–12 · pub 2022)_
- [Night Sky with Exit Wounds](https://readinglist.school/book/night-sky-with-exit-wounds) by Ocean Vuong _(Grades 11–12 · pub 2016)_
- [Selected Poems](https://readinglist.school/book/selected-poems) by Christina Rossetti _(Grades 11–12 · pub 2008)_

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