Summer Reading Poetry Books (12 books)

These are books of poetry that are accessible as opposed to artistically challenging. Some of the poems may deal with hard aspects of life but that's not where the majority of them dwell. They're books of poetry you can relax to, enjoy, reflect upon without an excess of effort or being dragged into someone else's (or the world's) troubles. They may be lauded literary works or not, popular or not. It's more the mood and accessibility that counts.

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1	My Stroke of Inspiration by Ann Marie Thomas (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 2,400, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	De Rerum Natura: On Nature and Poetry by David Hillstrom (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 1,200, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Life on Earth: Poems by Dorianne Laux (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 136 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Ode to Love: 100 Poems of Love & Lust by Dannie Abse (Compiler) 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Poecabulary by Francis DiClemente (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Black Mestiza: Poems by Yael Valencia Aldana (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	No Apples in Eden by John Lyons really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Hunger Moon: New and Selected Poems, 1980-2010 by Marge Piercy 4.22 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Hotel Almighty by Sarah J. Sloat (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 224 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Conversation Pieces: Poems That Talk to Other Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) by Harold Schechter (Editor) 4.05 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	100 Best-Loved Poems by Philip Smith (editor) 3.90 avg rating — 2,343 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses by A.B. Paterson 3.85 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars