Good Poetry Books for a Classroom (5 books)

Recommend books of poetry you want to suggest to teachers to use in classrooms for ages 12 and above (or perhaps lower level college courses or adult enrichment courses)

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1	Good Poems by Garrison Keillor (Editor) 4.18 avg rating — 6,963 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
2	Jailbreak of Sparrows: Poems by Martín Espada 3.97 avg rating — 34 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
3	Native Guard: Poems by Natasha Trethewey 4.20 avg rating — 4,792 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
4	The People, Yes by Carl Sandburg 4.34 avg rating — 223 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
5	Riffs and Reciprocities: Prose Pairs by Stephen Dunn 4.03 avg rating — 111 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