The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily DickinsonLeaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanShakespeare's Sonnets by William ShakespeareThe Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. EliotAriel by Sylvia Plath
Best Poetry Books
2,996 books — 2,447 voters
Junky by William S. BurroughsCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlDandelion Wine by Ray BradburyThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
Under the Influence
364 books — 121 voters

White Knuckle by Steven  BruceCrush by Richard SikenAutobiography of Red by Anne CarsonBluets by Maggie NelsonA Village Life by Louise Glück
Best Collection of Poems by Living Authors
1,015 books — 905 voters
Naked Lunch by William S. BurroughsProzac Nation by Elizabeth WurtzelFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonJunky by William S. BurroughsThe Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx
Drug Memoir A List
170 books — 203 voters

Fallen by Lauren KateTorment by Lauren KateHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickPassion by Lauren KateRed Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
Gothy Book Covers
419 books — 501 voters

Trainspotting by Irvine WelshRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Scar Tissue by Anthony KiedisJunky by William S. BurroughsTweak by Nic Sheff
Addicts
270 books — 350 voters

The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleDubliners by James Joyce
Best Short Stories
1,758 books — 1,041 voters
Go Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksCrank by Ellen HopkinsA Million Little Pieces by James FreyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Substance Abuse & Addiction
716 books — 1,316 voters