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Laurie Anderson recommended Pale Fire in Books (curated)

 
Pale Fire
Pale Fire
Vladimir Nabokov, Mary McCarthy | 2000 | Fiction & Poetry
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"“Poetry disguised as prose. I check in on this one every once in a while to remind myself that poetry can also tell stories."

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Ibram X. Kendi recommended Collected Poems in Books (curated)

 
Collected Poems
Collected Poems
Audre Lorde | 2020
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"With everything that is going to hit us, I think this summer we are going to need poetry, not just any poetry, but Lorde’s lyrics."

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Sam (1 KP) rated The Book of Men in Books

Feb 8, 2018  
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The Book of Men
Dorianne Laux | 2011
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Really great poetry you can relate to!
  
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Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) rated Emergency KIt in Books

Jul 2, 2019  
Emergency KIt
Emergency KIt
Jo Shapcott | 2004 | Education, Fiction & Poetry
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Variety (0 more)
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Great for studying poetry
This a great collection of contemporary poetry. Flick the book open at any page and you are sure to get a treat.
  
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Dayna (0 KP) rated The Princess Saves Herself in This One in Books

Jan 31, 2018  
The Princess Saves Herself in This One
The Princess Saves Herself in This One
Amanda Lovelace, Ladybookmad | 2016 | Essays
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7.4 (8 Ratings)
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Enter bar =/= poetry!
  
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Anna Steele (111 KP) rated It's Not Like It's a Secret in Books

May 21, 2018  
It's Not Like It's a Secret
It's Not Like It's a Secret
Misa Sugiura | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
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7.5 (2 Ratings)
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Lesbian Poetry
Two girls deal with identity, fidelity, and new love. Pretty straightforward YA romance novel with a few complications to keep it spicy. Love the integration of poetry into the story.
  
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Michael Cunningham recommended Faithful and Virtuous Night in Books (curated)

 
Faithful and Virtuous Night
Faithful and Virtuous Night
Louise Gluck | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
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"I’d need poetry. I’d need at least 100 books of poetry. I’m taking Gluck’s most recent collection because it’s the poetry collection I’ve read most recently. And, of course, because Gluck is a great poet. But really, if I got started on the poets I’d take with me, I wouldn’t know where to stop…"

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Caitlin Ann Cherniak (85 KP) rated Between the Lines in Books

Oct 21, 2018  
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
Nikki Grimes | 2018 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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EVERYTHING! (0 more)
Do you want diverse and relatable characters in a YA novel? Do you like poetry thrown in? Not classic poetry, but on the more modern side? This book is definitely for you!
  
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Lena Dunham recommended Love: An Index in Books (curated)

 
Love: An Index
Love: An Index
Rebecca Lindenberg | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance
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"The last book of poetry I read and actually the gift I gave Nora Ephron the last time I saw her. The tone of confessional poetry has been a huge force in my work."

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Eleanor (1463 KP) created a post in Smashbomb Feedback

Jul 10, 2019  
Why in the books categorisation is it Fiction & Poetry as one? Seems a bit broad, surely poetry can have its own category but we can have fiction on it's own for general fiction books.
   
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Imogen SB (4507 KP) Jul 11, 2019

Thanks for the feedback, I agree that it is a bit broad, do you think we should have a general fiction option? Or do you think that fictitious books should fit into the other categories? Would love to hear what you think :)
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Eleanor (1463 KP) Jul 11, 2019

For the large part I think it is generally clear what is and isn't fiction. However in some instances being able to just tag something as fiction or non-fiction may help. For example with Crime, there are a lot of books that are crime fiction but it is helpful to distinguish from all the crime non-fiction (there isn't a True-crime category.) As you can put in place 3 categories for each book having a plain Fiction tag shouldn't prevent additional categorisation. Just feels silly if you want to add the Fiction tag it also says poetry, when it may be some grim serial killer story.