Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Whitman | 1977 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 2 | Robert Frost | 1994 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 3 | Emily Dickinson | 1994 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 4 | Edgar Allan Poe | 1995 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 5 | Carl Sandburg | 1995 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 6 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | 1998 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 7 | Edna St. Vincent Millay | 1999 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 8 | Robert Louis Stevenson | 2000 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 9 | William Shakespeare | 2000 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 10 | Lewis Carroll | 2000 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 11 | Rudyard Kipling | 2000 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 12 | Edward Lear | 2001 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 13 | American Poetry | 2002 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 14 | William Butler Yeats | 2002 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 15 | Robert Browning | 2003 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 16 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge | 2003 | Maya Angelou | N/A |
| 17 | William Wordsworth | 2003 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 18 | Alfred Tennyson | 2003 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 19 | William Carlos Williams | 2003 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 20 | Animal Poems | 2004 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 21 | Wallace Stevens | 2004 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 22 | The Seasons | 2004 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 23 | Langston Hughes | 2006 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 24 | William Blake | 2007 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 25 | Poetry for Young People | 2007 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 26 | Poetry for Young People: Carl Sandburg | 2008 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 27 | African American Poetry | 2013 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 28 | Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman | 2017 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
Poetry for Young People is a long-running educational series that makes classic poetry accessible to younger readers. Each volume focuses on one poet or poetic theme, pairing selected poems with illustrations and brief introductions. The series covers major figures including Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Edgar Allan Poe, Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, and William Blake, among others.
The 28 volumes span from 1977 to 2017. Thematic volumes like Animal Poems, The Seasons, and American Poetry offer broader introductions alongside the poet-specific editions. Maya Angelou is associated with the series both as a featured poet and as a contributor. The series has been used in schools and libraries as an introduction to the literary canon for young readers.