23 Books for 2023 - hosted by how_novel

A book written in verse or containing poetry
In an ode to the 3 little pigs, 3 blind mice, 3 bears... 
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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

198 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones

Fire Song

Adam Garnet Jones

232 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot

Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats

T.S. Eliot

64 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

fiction childrens classics poetry funny lighthearted fast-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
As kingfishers catch fire by Gerard Manley Hopkins

As kingfishers catch fire

Penguin Little Black Classics #2

Gerard Manley Hopkins

53 pages • first pub 1876 (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan by Kazuaki Tanahashi

Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan

Kazuaki Tanahashi

248 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction poetry reflective slow-paced
Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry by Joy Harjo

Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry

Joy Harjo

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Clap When You Land

Elizabeth Acevedo

417 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced