# Books like Poems

**10** books similar to *Poems* by Elizabeth Bishop (Poetry · grades 11–12), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** american poetry
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## Similar books

- [Ariel](https://readinglist.school/book/ariel) by Sylvia Plath _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of american poetry, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and same genre (Poetry).
- [Collected Poems](https://readinglist.school/book/collected-poems) by Gabriel Okara _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Poetry), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [England's Green](https://readinglist.school/book/englands-green) by Zaffar Kunial _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Poetry), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Night Sky with Exit Wounds](https://readinglist.school/book/night-sky-with-exit-wounds) by Ocean Vuong _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Poetry), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Selected Poems](https://readinglist.school/book/selected-poems) by Christina Rossetti _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Poetry), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Our Country's Good](https://readinglist.school/book/our-countrys-good) by Timberlake Wertenbaker _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, overlapping grades (11–12), and the same era (1980s).
- [Waiting for the Barbarians](https://readinglist.school/book/waiting-for-the-barbarians) by J. M. Coetzee _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, overlapping grades (11–12), and the same era (1980s).
- [1984](https://readinglist.school/book/1984) by George Orwell _(1090L · Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [A Handful of Dust](https://readinglist.school/book/a-handful-of-dust) by Evelyn Waugh _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Barber Shop Chronicles](https://readinglist.school/book/barber-shop-chronicles) by Inua Ellams _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list and overlapping grades (11–12).

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