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The Best Sad Poetry Books for People Who Feel Too Much

No one understands the agony of the human condition quite like poets do.

By Kelsey McConnell | Published Nov 13, 2019

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Crush

By Richard Siken

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The End of the Alphabet

The End of the Alphabet

By Claudia Rankine

The End of the Alphabet

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Four Reincarnations

By Max Ritvo

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Live or Die

Live or Die

By Anne Sexton

Live or Die

Blood Dazzler

Blood Dazzler

By Patricia Smith

Blood Dazzler

Howling at the Moon Darshana Suresh

Howling at the Moon

By Darshana Suresh

Howling at the Moon Darshana Suresh

I Am Not Your Final Girl Claire C. Holland

I Am Not Your Final Girl

By Claire C. Holland

I Am Not Your Final Girl Claire C. Holland

Small Ghost Trista Mateer

Small Ghost

By Trista Mateer

Small Ghost Trista Mateer

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