Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Woman | 1987 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 2 | Next | 1987 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 3 | The City in Which I Love You | 1990 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 4 | Quilting | 1991 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 5 | What We Carry | 1994 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 6 | Red Suitcase | 1994 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 7 | The Terrible Stories | 1996 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 8 | Fuel | 1998 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 9 | Tell Me | 2000 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 10 | Blessing the Boats | 2000 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 11 | Smoke | 2000 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 12 | Book of My Nights | 2001 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 13 | Mules of Love | 2002 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 14 | The Hawk Temple at Tierra Grande | 2002 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 15 | Love Song with Motor Vehicles | 2003 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 16 | The Owner of the House | 2003 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 17 | The Orchard | 2004 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 18 | The Rooster’s Wife | 2005 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 19 | Postcards from the Interior | 2005 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 20 | You & Yours | 2005 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 21 | Darling Vulgarity | 2006 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 22 | Not for Specialists | 2006 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 23 | Slope of the Child Everlasting | 2007 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 24 | Sleeping With Houdini | 2007 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 25 | The Fortieth Day | 2008 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 26 | Elephants & Butterflies | 2008 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 27 | Voices | 2008 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 28 | And | 2009 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 29 | Carpathia | 2009 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 30 | Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone | 2009 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 31 | Sharp Stars | 2009 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 32 | Chaos is the New Calm | 2010 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 33 | Long Lens | 2010 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 34 | Burning of the Three Fires | 2010 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 35 | Diwata ) | 2010 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 36 | Sasha Sings the Laundry on the Line | 2010 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 37 | Kingdom Animalia | 2011 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 38 | Your Father on the Train of Ghosts | 2011 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 39 | Ennui Prophet | 2011 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 40 | Transfer | 2011 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 41 | Gospel Night | 2011 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 42 | The Hands of Strangers | 2011 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 43 | True Faith | 2012 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 44 | The Reindeer Camps | 2012 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 45 | To Keep Love Blurry | 2012 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 46 | The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 | 2012 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 47 | Theophobia | 2012 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 48 | The Book of Goodbyes | 2013 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 49 | No Need of Sympathy | 2013 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 50 | Refuge | 2013 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 51 | Birth Marks | 2013 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 52 | There’s a Box in the Garage You Can Beat With a Stick | 2013 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 53 | The Keys to the Jail | 2014 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 54 | All You Ask For is Longing | 2014 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 55 | What He Took | 2014 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 56 | Copia | 2014 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 57 | The Chair | 2014 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 58 | In a Landscape | 2014 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 59 | Fanny Says | 2015 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 60 | Testament | 2015 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 61 | Why God is a Woman | 2015 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 62 | Broken Hallelujahs | 2015 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 63 | Antidote for Night | 2015 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 64 | I’m No Longer Troubled by the Extravagance | 2015 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 65 | Beautiful Wall | 2015 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 66 | The Black Maria | 2016 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 67 | Celestial Joyride | 2016 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 68 | Whereso | 2016 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 69 | Struggling Times | 2016 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 70 | The Day’s Last Light Reddens the Leaves of the Copper Beech | 2016 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 71 | The End of Pink | 2016 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 72 | Primitive | 2016 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 73 | Mandatory Evacuation | 2016 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 74 | The Trembling Answers | 2017 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 75 | Bye-Bye Land | 2017 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 76 | Sky Country | 2017 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 77 | The Smoke of Horses | 2017 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 78 | All Soul Parts Returned | 2017 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 79 | The Second O of Sorrow ) | 2018 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 80 | Holy Moly Carry Me | 2018 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 81 | Clues from the Animal Kingdom ) | 2018 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 82 | Dresses from the Old Country ) | 2018 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 83 | In Country | 2018 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 84 | The Tiny Journalist | 2019 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 85 | All Its Charms | 2019 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 86 | Night Angler | 2019 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 87 | The Human Half | 2019 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 88 | Cyborg Detective | 2019 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 89 | On the Shores of Welcome Home | 2019 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 90 | Rue | 2020 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 91 | Year of the Dog | 2020 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 92 | Let’s Become a Ghost Story | 2020 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 93 | Brand New Spacesuit | 2020 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 94 | Mercy | 2020 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 95 | How to Carry Water | 2020 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 96 | Caw | 2020 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 97 | Letters to a Young Brown Girl | 2020 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 98 | Mother Country | 2020 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 99 | I Am Not Trying to Hide My Hungers from the World | 2021 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 100 | The Naomi Letters | 2021 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 101 | Diamonds | 2021 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 102 | Useful Junk | 2022 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 103 | Field Notes from the Flood Zone | 2022 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 104 | A Season in Hell with Rimbaud | 2022 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 105 | Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency | 2022 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 106 | A Tinderbox in Three Acts | 2022 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 107 | Little Mr. Prose Poem | 2022 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
| 108 | The Dug-Up Gun Museum | 2022 | Stephen Dobyns | Buy |
The American Poets Continuum is a poetry series from BOA Editions, one of the leading independent publishers of American poetry. The series has grown to over 100 volumes since its founding, featuring work by poets at every stage of their careers. Stephen Dobyns has been associated with the series as both a contributor and editor.
The roster includes Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award finalists, and debut collections that introduced important new voices. Volumes range from Lucille Clifton’s collected poems to emerging writers published in the 2020s. The series reflects the breadth of contemporary American poetry, with volumes spanning lyric, narrative, experimental, and documentary modes. For readers looking to explore modern poetry beyond the most well-known names, the American Poets Continuum is one of the richest ongoing publishing projects in the field.