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Reading order

Poetry for Young People Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-06-22 / 28 books / 1977-2017

Poetry for Young People Reading Order

01 Walt Whitman(By: Walt Whitman) 1977 Buy
02 Robert Frost(By: Robert Frost) 1994 Buy
03 Emily Dickinson(By: Emily Dickinson) 1994 Buy
04 Edgar Allan Poe(By: Edgar Allan Poe) 1995 Buy
05 Carl Sandburg(By: Carl Sandburg) 1995 Buy
06 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow(By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) 1998 Buy
07 Edna St. Vincent Millay(By: Edna St. Vincent Millay) 1999 Buy
08 Robert Louis Stevenson 2000 Buy
09 William Shakespeare(By: William Shakespeare) 2000 Buy
10 Lewis Carroll(By: Lewis Carroll) 2000 Buy
11 Rudyard Kipling(By: Rudyard Kipling) 2000 Buy
12 Edward Lear(By: Edward Lear) 2001 Buy
13 American Poetry(By: John Hollander) 2002 Buy
14 William Butler Yeats(By: W.B. Yeats) 2002 Buy
15 Robert Browning(By: Robert Browning) 2003 Buy
16 Samuel Taylor Coleridge(By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge) 2003 Buy
17 William Wordsworth(By: William Wordsworth) 2003 Buy
18 Alfred Tennyson(By: Alfred Tennyson) 2003 Buy
19 William Carlos Williams(By: William Carlos Williams) 2003 Buy
20 Animal Poems(By: John Hollander) 2004 Buy
21 Wallace Stevens(By: Wallace Stevens) 2004 Buy
22 The Seasons(By: John N. Serio) 2004 Buy
23 Langston Hughes(By: Langston Hughes) 2006 Buy
24 William Blake(By: William Blake) 2007 Buy
25 Poetry for Young People(By: Maya Angelou) 2007 Buy
26 Poetry for Young People: Carl Sandburg(By: Carl Sandburg) 2008 Buy
27 African American Poetry(By: Karen Barbour) 2013 Buy
28 Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman(By: Walt Whitman) 2017 Buy

Poetry for Young People Books by Publication Order

1977 Walt Whitman(By: Walt Whitman) #1
1994 Robert Frost(By: Robert Frost) #2
1994 Emily Dickinson(By: Emily Dickinson) #3
1995 Edgar Allan Poe(By: Edgar Allan Poe) #4
1995 Carl Sandburg(By: Carl Sandburg) #5
1998 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow(By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) #6
1999 Edna St. Vincent Millay(By: Edna St. Vincent Millay) #7
2000 Robert Louis Stevenson #8
2000 William Shakespeare(By: William Shakespeare) #9
2000 Lewis Carroll(By: Lewis Carroll) #10
2000 Rudyard Kipling(By: Rudyard Kipling) #11
2001 Edward Lear(By: Edward Lear) #12
2002 American Poetry(By: John Hollander) #13
2002 William Butler Yeats(By: W.B. Yeats) #14
2003 Robert Browning(By: Robert Browning) #15
2003 Samuel Taylor Coleridge(By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge) #16
2003 William Wordsworth(By: William Wordsworth) #17
2003 Alfred Tennyson(By: Alfred Tennyson) #18
2003 William Carlos Williams(By: William Carlos Williams) #19
2004 Animal Poems(By: John Hollander) #20
2004 Wallace Stevens(By: Wallace Stevens) #21
2004 The Seasons(By: John N. Serio) #22
2006 Langston Hughes(By: Langston Hughes) #23
2007 William Blake(By: William Blake) #24
2007 Poetry for Young People(By: Maya Angelou) #25
2008 Poetry for Young People: Carl Sandburg(By: Carl Sandburg) #26
2013 African American Poetry(By: Karen Barbour) #27
2017 Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman(By: Walt Whitman) #28

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Poetry for Young People reading order?

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

How many Poetry for Young People books are there?

This catalog currently lists 28 Poetry for Young People books published across 1977-2017.

Who writes the Poetry for Young People books?

Poetry for Young People is listed as a book series by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Should I read Poetry for Young People in publication order?

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

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