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We get trapped thinking about non-fiction as heavy tomes meant to be analyzed. Some of the most impactful non-fiction we've read was poetry and books written in verse! Consider this a challenge to expand your definition of nonfiction.

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The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998 by Nikki Giovanni

The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998
Nikki Giovanni

452 pages • paperback • 2003 (editions)

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The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998

Nikki Giovanni

452 pages • paperback • 2003

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Passion
June Jordan with Nicole Sealey (Contributor)

112 pages • paperback • 1980 (editions)

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Passion

June Jordan with Nicole Sealey (Contributor)

112 pages • paperback • 1980

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Girls That Never Die
Safia Elhillo

125 pages • paperback • 2022 (editions)

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Girls That Never Die

Safia Elhillo

125 pages • paperback • 2022

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Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay

Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
Ross Gay

102 pages • paperback • 2015 (editions)

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Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude

Ross Gay

102 pages • paperback • 2015

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Spectral Evidence: Poems by Gregory Pardlo

Spectral Evidence: Poems
Gregory Pardlo

127 pages • digital • 2024 (editions) user-added

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Spectral Evidence: Poems

Gregory Pardlo

127 pages • digital • 2024 user-added

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Pretty: A Memoir
KB Brookins

6 hours, 10 minutes • audio • 2024 (editions) user-added

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Pretty: A Memoir

KB Brookins

6 hours, 10 minutes • audio • 2024 user-added

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If They Come for Us: Poems by Fatimah Asghar

If They Come for Us: Poems
Fatimah Asghar

108 pages • paperback • 2018 (editions)

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If They Come for Us: Poems

Fatimah Asghar

108 pages • paperback • 2018

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Poūkahangatus
Tayi Tibble

1 hour, 18 minutes • audio • 2018 (editions)

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Poūkahangatus

Tayi Tibble

1 hour, 18 minutes • audio • 2018

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1919
Eve L. Ewing

88 pages • paperback • 2019 (editions)

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1919

Eve L. Ewing

88 pages • paperback • 2019

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Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist

Disintegrate/Dissociate
Arielle Twist

80 pages • digital • 2019 (editions)

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Disintegrate/Dissociate

Arielle Twist

80 pages • digital • 2019

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