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Reading order

Poetry Books in Order

This page lists the complete Poetry reading order by Jim Harrison, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 17 books / 1965-2020

Poetry Reading Order

01 Plain Song 1965 Buy
02 Locations 1968 Buy
03 Outlyer and Ghazals 1971 Buy
04 Letters to Yesenin 1973 Buy
05 Natural World 1982 Buy
06 Selected & New Poems, 1961-1981 1982 Buy
07 The Theory and Practice of Rivers and New Poems 1990 Buy
08 After Ikkyu and Other Poems 1996 Buy
09 The Shape of the Journey 1998 Buy
10 Braided Creek 2003 Buy
11 Saving Daylight 2006 Buy
12 In Search of Small Gods 2009 Buy
13 Songs of Unreason 2011 Buy
14 Darkness Sticks to Everything: Collected and New Poems(With: Tom Hennen) 2013 Buy
15 Dead Man's Float 2015 Buy
16 Jim Harrison: The Essential Poems 2019 Buy
17 Jim Harrison: Collected Ghazals 2020 Buy

Poetry Books by Publication Order

1965 Plain Song #1
1968 Locations #2
1971 Outlyer and Ghazals #3
1973 Letters to Yesenin #4
1982 Natural World #5
1982 Selected & New Poems, 1961-1981 #6
1990 The Theory and Practice of Rivers and New Poems #7
1996 After Ikkyu and Other Poems #8
1998 The Shape of the Journey #9
2003 Braided Creek #10
2006 Saving Daylight #11
2009 In Search of Small Gods #12
2011 Songs of Unreason #13
2013 Darkness Sticks to Everything: Collected and New Poems(With: Tom Hennen) #14
2015 Dead Man's Float #15
2019 Jim Harrison: The Essential Poems #16
2020 Jim Harrison: Collected Ghazals #17

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Poetry reading order?

The Poetry reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Poetry books are there?

This catalog currently lists 17 Poetry books published across 1965-2020.

Who writes the Poetry books?

Poetry is listed as a book series by Jim Harrison.

Should I read Poetry in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Poetry. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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