Melissa Broder Collections books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Melissa Broder Collections series?"

"There are five books in the Melissa Broder Collections series, published between 2010 and 2021."

Q: "What is the first book in the Melissa Broder Collections series?"

"The first book in the Melissa Broder Collections series is When You Say One Thing But Mean Your Mother, published in 2010."

Q: "What themes run through Melissa Broder's poetry collections?"

"Broder's poetry returns again and again to desire, anxiety, the body, and the search for meaning in ordinary life. Her tone ranges from deadpan humor to genuine anguish, often within the same poem. The collections grow more polished over time, but the emotional directness stays constant from her 2010 debut through Superdoom in 2021."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	When You Say One Thing But Mean Your Mother	2010	Melissa Broder	Buy
2	Meat Heart	2012	Melissa Broder	Buy
3	Scarecrone	2014	Melissa Broder	Buy
4	Last Sext	2016	Melissa Broder	Buy
5	Superdoom	2021	Melissa Broder	Buy

Melissa Broder published five poetry collections over eleven years, beginning with When You Say One Thing But Mean Your Mother in 2010. That debut introduced the confessional, sometimes absurdist voice that would define her career. Meat Heart (2012) and Scarecrone (2014) followed, each book pushing further into themes of longing, mortality, and the disconnect between internal experience and outward performance.

Last Sext (2016) arrived alongside Broder’s breakout essay collection So Sad Today and showed a poet fully in command of her style, balancing dark humor with genuine vulnerability. Superdoom: Selected Poems (2021) collects work from across her career, giving readers a single-volume overview of her development as a poet. For anyone new to Broder’s verse, Superdoom is a good entry point, while longtime fans will appreciate the arc it traces from her early work to her more recent poems.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Melissa Broder Collections series?

There are five books in the Melissa Broder Collections series, published between 2010 and 2021.

What is the first book in the Melissa Broder Collections series?

The first book in the Melissa Broder Collections series is When You Say One Thing But Mean Your Mother, published in 2010.

What themes run through Melissa Broder's poetry collections?

Broder’s poetry returns again and again to desire, anxiety, the body, and the search for meaning in ordinary life. Her tone ranges from deadpan humor to genuine anguish, often within the same poem. The collections grow more polished over time, but the emotional directness stays constant from her 2010 debut through Superdoom in 2021.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order