Poetry for Young People books in order

Poetry for Young People is a multi-author children's poetry series introducing classic poets to young readers, with one volume dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Walt Whitman 1977 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
2 Robert Frost 1994 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
3 Emily Dickinson 1994 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
4 Edgar Allan Poe 1995 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
5 Carl Sandburg 1995 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
6 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1998 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
7 Edna St. Vincent Millay 1999 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
8 Robert Louis Stevenson 2000 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
9 William Shakespeare 2000 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
10 Lewis Carroll 2000 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
11 Rudyard Kipling 2000 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
12 Edward Lear 2001 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
13 American Poetry 2002 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
14 William Butler Yeats 2002 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
15 Robert Browning 2003 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
16 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 2003 Edgar Allan Poe N/A
17 William Wordsworth 2003 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
18 Alfred Tennyson 2003 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
19 William Carlos Williams 2003 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
20 Animal Poems 2004 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
21 Wallace Stevens 2004 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
22 The Seasons 2004 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
23 Langston Hughes 2006 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
24 William Blake 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
25 Poetry for Young People 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
26 Poetry for Young People: Carl Sandburg 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
27 African American Poetry 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Buy
28 Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman 2017 Edgar Allan Poe Buy

Poetry for Young People is a children’s series designed to introduce classic poets to young readers. Each volume pairs selected poems with illustrations and brief explanations to make the work accessible. The series covers 28 poets and themes, from Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson to William Blake and Langston Hughes.

Edgar Allan Poe’s volume was published in 1995, but the series as a whole is a multi-author educational collection. It is not Poe’s own series.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Poetry for Young People series?

There are 28 books in the Poetry for Young People series, published between 1977 and 2017.

What is the first book in the Poetry for Young People series?

The first book in the Poetry for Young People series is Walt Whitman, published in 1977.

Is Poetry for Young People written by Edgar Allan Poe?

No, Poetry for Young People is a multi-author series that introduces classic poets to children through illustrated collections. One volume is dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe (1995), but the series also covers Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, and many others.

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