The most popular French poetry books

Poetry says in a few lines what prose takes pages to reach. Love, grief, nature, protest and everyday moments are all its subjects. Classic and contemporary collections are here, along with anthologies for newcomers. Read a poem slowly, and then read it again. Only books in French are listed.

See also Love poetry, War poetry, and Children's poetry

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Racines
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Racines

Alex Haley

1976 · 1999 edition

750 pages

Charles Manson
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Charles Manson

Vincent Bugliosi, Pamela Oldfield

1975 · 2002 edition

456 pages

Mon Antonia
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Mon Antonia

Willa Cather

1972 · 2022 edition

384 pages

L'Enéide
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L'Enéide

Virgil

1710 · 2012 edition

429 pages

Long Way Down
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Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

2005 · 2019 edition

311 pages

La nuit de Noël
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La nuit de Noël

Clement Clarke Moore

1970 · 1994 edition

28 pages

Howl
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Howl

Allen Ginsberg

Published 1977

93 pages

Sonnets
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Sonnets

William Shakespeare

1890 · 2010 edition

176 pages

Pygmalion
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Pygmalion

George Bernard Shaw

1973 · 1987 edition

150 pages

Euphoria
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Euphoria

Lily King

2014 · 2017 edition

312 pages