# Books about poetry assigned in US schools

**11** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _poetry_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

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

## Authors who explore poetry

- [Adam Rex](https://readinglist.school/author/adam-rex)
- [Sharon Creech](https://readinglist.school/author/sharon-creech)

## poetry canon

- [Ariel](https://readinglist.school/book/ariel) by Sylvia Plath _(Grades 11–12)_
- [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)_
- [Frankenstein Takes the Cake](https://readinglist.school/book/frankenstein-takes-the-cake) by Adam Rex _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature](https://readinglist.school/book/haiku-ew) by Lynn Brunelle _(Grades 3–6)_
- [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)_
- [Selected Poems](https://readinglist.school/book/selected-poems) by Christina Rossetti _(Grades 11–12)_
- [The Lady With the Alligator Purse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lady-with-the-alligator-purse) by Nadine Bernard Westcott _(Grades K–3)_

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