18 Best poetry books like El Ghorba by Benzokarim

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El Ghorba

By: Benzokarim

3.93

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Leven zonder moeder is als vliegen zonder vleugels. Toch waagt Benzokarim (1996) zich aan deze vluc…

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Cover of Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, Franz Xaver Kappus, Reginald Snell

1. Letters to a Young Poet

By: Rainer Maria Rilke , Franz Xaver Kappus , Reginald Snell

4.29

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

In 1903, a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet, req… read more

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"Everything is gestation and then birthing."

-Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

"Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. ...live in the question."

-Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

"A work of art is good if it has arisen out of necessity. That is the only way one can judge it."

-Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

"Perhaps all dragons in our lives are really princesses just waiting to see us just once being beautiful and courageous."

-Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

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2. My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun

By: Emily Dickinson

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

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3. Crush

By: Richard Siken

3.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

Richard Siken's Crush, selected as the 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, is a powerful c… read more

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4. Alle zeeën zijn geduldig

By: Ineke Riem

3.00

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Niet alle zeemeerminnen spoelen aan op het strand. Een enkeling komt terecht in een Hollandse woonw… read more

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5. The Complete Poetry

By: Edgar Allan Poe , Jay Parini

4.70

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

The eerie tales of Edgar Allan Poe remain among the most brilliant, enduring, and influencial works… read more

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6. De zon als hij valt

By: Joost Oomen

3.57

Format: 432 pages, Chapbook

Pols, pols, oog, pols. Een jongen is een jongen en een meisje is een meisje en een jongen. Jij bent… read more

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7. The Princess Saves Herself in this One

By: Amanda Lovelace

4.05

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Ah, life- the thing that happens to us while we're off somewhere else blowing on dandelions & wish… read more

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8. Time Is a Mother

By: Ocean Vuong

3.94

Format: 114 pages, Hardcover

In this deeply intimate second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong searches for life among the aftershoc… read more

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9. Paradise Rot

By: Jenny Hval

3.55

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A lyrical debut novel from a musician and artist renowned for her sharp sexual and political imager… read more

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"I took a bite of a Bloody Ploughman. Even the flesh was red. 'Bloody,' Carral said. 'Nice colour,' I answered. 'It looks sinful. I bet that was the apple Eve ate, you know, in the Bible, the forbidde…"

-Jenny Hval, Paradise Rot

"I'll tell you the fairy tale of the apple. Eve ate the apple, and then Adam came and did so too. Afterwards the apple was forgotten, and it was assumed that it rolled away in the grass while Adam and…"

-Jenny Hval, Paradise Rot

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10. Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

By: Warsan Shire

4.21

Format: 86 pages, Paperback

Poems of migration, womanhood, trauma, and resilience from the celebrated collaborator on Beyoncé's… read more

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"You only leave home when home won't let you stay."

-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

"No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark."

-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

"Under your feet, the trapdoor to heaven opens its mouth, its teeth grazing your toes."

-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

"Mother says there are locked rooms inside all women. Sometimes, the men--they come with keys, and sometimes, the men--they come with hammers."

-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

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11. Gezinsverpakking

By: Bart Chabot

3.26

Format: 95 pages, Hardcover

De Chabotten ― vier broers, twee ouders en een hond. Alle zeven verhalen ze in Gezinsverpakking ove… read more

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12. The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2)

By: Amanda Lovelace

3.73

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The witch: supernaturally powerful, inscrutably independent, and now—indestructible. These moving, … read more

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" -call us alexandria "

-Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2)

"Confiança não é egocentrismo"

-Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2)

"Fuck the idea of staying calm."

-Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2)

"i am the girl with the arsonist heart"

-Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2)

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13. Zo hoog de zon stond

By: Simone Atangana Bekono

2.90

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Als kunstenares Sonny in de zomer naar haar geboortedorp terugkeert om aan een fotoreeks te werken,… read more

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14. I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry

By: Halsey

3.84

Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition

Grammy Award–nominated, platinum-selling musician Halsey is heralded as one of the most compelling … read more

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"I'm whatever I've seen, on a movie screen"

-Halsey, I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry

"cause I won't love a man Unless he is angry Because of my father"

-Halsey, I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry

"But artists love what is forbidden to them, a fact I learned too young; too early."

-Halsey, I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry

"I can't remember what it's like to face a mirror And not hate the person staring back at me"

-Halsey, I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry

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15. Oersoep

By: Bregje Hofstede

3.77

Format: 214 pages, Paperback

Iets wendde zich in mij, zoals je sommige pennen draait om de punt naar buiten te laten komen – en … read more

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16. Lievegedicht

By: Joost Oomen

4.23

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

je vindt haar mooier dan de maan ze heeft krullen als de kringen in water als er eendenkuiken… read more

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Cover of Gebrek is een groot woord by Nina Polak

17. Gebrek is een groot woord

By: Nina Polak

3.55

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Nynke 'Skip' Nauta is al zeven jaar op zee als het verleden plotseling voor haar neus staat, zomaar… read more

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18. Het Perenlied

By: Joost Oomen

3.56

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

In Het Perenlied wordt Gabriel verliefd op de Bietenkoningin, een meisje geboren uit drie bieten. S… read more

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19. Dát bedoel ik, zei de zalm

By: Joke van Leeuwen

4.20

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Een pluisje wordt door de wind weggeblazen, ver weg van haar warme trui, naar het oor van een sport… read more

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20. Date & Time (Button Poetry)

By: Phil Kaye

4.21

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Phil Kaye's debut collection is a stunning tribute to growing up, and all of the challenges and cel… read more

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21. Kamers antikamers

By: Niña Weijers

3.37

Format: 242 pages, None

Een vrouw woont op de bovenste verdieping van een rijzig, laat negentiende-eeuws pand aan een stads… read more

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22. Toen ik klein was, was ik niet bang

By: Gershwin Bonevacia

3.57

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

In Toen ik klein was, was ik niet bang gaat Gershwin Bonevacia in dialoog met zijn 10-jarige ik mid… read more

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23. Visjes - een avontuur op Salina

By: Joost Oomen

3.94

Format: 181 pages, Paperback

Ten noorden van Sicilië ligt het eiland Salina. Het bestaat uit twee dode vulkaantoppen, vijf dorpj… read more

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24. Wilde dood

By: Marwin Vos

4.09

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

een vaag wij wordt aangevallen omdat we rouwden omdat we te zichtbaar toonden wat niet getoond moch… read more

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25. Who Is Mary Sue? (Faber Poetry)

By: Sophie Collins

3.66

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In the language of fan fiction, a 'Mary Sue' is an idealised and implausibly flawless character: a … read more

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26. Fantoommerrie

By: Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

3.90

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Fantoommerrie is de nieuwe dichtbundel van Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, een van de grootste nieuwe tale… read more

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Cover of El Ghorba by Benzokarim

27. El Ghorba

By: Benzokarim

3.93

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Leven zonder moeder is als vliegen zonder vleugels. Toch waagt Benzokarim (1996) zich aan deze vluc… read more

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Cover of Waiting for love to come fix you by Aicha Meke

28. Waiting for love to come fix you

By: Aicha Meke

5.00

Format: 118 pages, Paperback

In a world so focused on finding love, what message does it give to those who have yet to find it? … read more

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29. Alles wat je liefhebt wordt mooi

By: Babs Gons

4.07

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

De teksten van Babs Gons leven en bewegen: gedichten monden uit in columns, een verhaal leest als e… read more

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30. Marshmallow

By: Simone Atangana Bekono

3.79

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

In Marshmallow maken we kennis met een hond, een vrouw en een slaapkamer in ‘een heel normaal appar… read more

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Cover of Fantasii by Ineke Riem

31. Fantasii

By: Ineke Riem

3.90

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

Een meisje met een levendige fantasie wordt wakker in een letter en spreekt de taal van de bomen. D… read more

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