14 Poetry Books You Should Add To Your 2020 Reading List
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1. Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer – ₹887

In her newest collection, best-selling author Trista Mateer weaves a common thread through the past and present by retelling the story of Aphrodite in the form of modern poetry and powerful artwork. This a book about love, loss, war, and healing.
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2. [Insert] Boy by Danez Smith – ₹1,266

In this poetry collection, Smith explores being a black queer person through words, music, and religious and non-religious experience.
3. Yesterday I Was The Moon by Noor Unnahar – ₹170

4. Mouthful Of Forevers by Clementine Von Radics – ₹499

Titled after the poem that broke Tumblr and has since inspired wedding vows, songs, and paintings, Mouthful Of Forevers is a collection of poems about the uncertainties and beauties of life that speak to an entire generation of young adults.
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5. To Drink Coffee With A Ghost by Amanda Lovelace – ₹355

6. Small Talk by Devanshi Khetarpal – ₹200

7. When You Ask Me Where I'm Going by Jasmin Kaur – ₹260

9. If My Body Could Speak by Blythe Baird – ₹863

10. Depression & Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina Benaim – ₹886

A Button Poetry favourite, Sabrina Benaim's Explaining My Depression To My Mother has garnered 8 million views since it was posted in 2014. In her debut poetry collection, she digs deep into topics like mental health, love, and family.
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11. The Future by Neil Hilborn – ₹891

12. Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth by Warsan Shire – ₹319

Warsan Shire's Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth heralded the revival of modern poetry as we know it. With homage to her family's refugee experience, her work immerses readers in gut-wrenching images of war and survival.
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13. Night Sky With Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuyong – ₹918

Ocean Vuyong's award-winning poetry collection digs deep into family memory to traverse the plains of war, love, and change.
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14. Life Of The Party by Olivia Gatwood – ₹824
