2017 Poetry by Black Americans

  1. There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé by Morgan Parker
  2. Neon Soul: A Collection of Poetry and Prose by Alexandra Elle
  3. Spirit Boxing (Pitt Poetry Series) by Afaa Michael Weaver
  4. Magic City Gospel by Ashley M. Jones
  5. Testify by Simone John
  6. Simulacra (Volume 111) by Airea D. Matthews
  7. The Language We Cry In by Delicia Daniels
  8. Pecking Order by Nicole Homer
  9. No Dictionary of a Living Tongue by Duriel E. Harris
  10. Vintage Sadness by Hanif Abdurraqib
  11. Silencer by Marcus Wicker
  12. The Drowning Boy’s Guide to Water by Cameron Barnett
  13. Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems by Ntozake Shange
  14. Weary Kingdom: Poems (Palmetto Poetry Series) by DeLana R.A. Dameron
  15. Helium by Rudy Francisco