 | Good Poems
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $6.97 Wonderful selection of poems. Organized thematically rather than by writer.
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 | Talking to the Sun: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems for Young People by Kenneth Koch
Buy used from: $0.01 Can be successfully used in middle or high school classes. Pairs classic poems with beautiful reproductions of artworks.
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 | Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $4.00 Also available on-line. Every poem here is a winner.
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 | Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems by Billy Collins
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.25 Great selection of poems from Billy Collins. Great poems that are highly appealing to everyone.
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 | Odes to Common Things, Bilingual Edition by Pablo Neruda
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $9.98 Contains both the Spanish and English versions. These poems are wonderful: funny, engaging, and sublime.
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 | Poetry for Young People: Walt Whitman
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $4.08 This is a nice series, more for middle school level. Contains an introduction to the poet, a nice selection of poems, and illustrations. Often available through Scholastic Book Clubs.
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 | Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.84 A great introduction to Langston Hughes...goes far beyond "What happens to a dream deferred"...
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 | Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost
Buy new: $10.76 / Used from: $0.02 The poetry in this book are organized by seasons.
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 | Poetry Out Loud by Robert Alden Rubin
Buy new: $8.76 / Used from: $0.01 A great selection of poems! Some classics, but many are more off the beaten path.
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