The Greatest Poetry Books of All Time on Solitude

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 488 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
139 Poems of Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson 1890 American English
309 The Book of Disquiet Fernando Pessoa 1982 Portuguese Portuguese
451 Poems by Machado Antonio Machado 1907 Spanish Spanish
478 The Duino Elegies Rainer Maria Rilke 1923 German German
518 Complete Poems of Giacomo Leopardi Giacomo Leopardi 1831 Italian Italian
744 The Solitudes Luis de Góngora 1613 Spanish Spanish
819 The Poetry of Luis Cernuda Luis Cernuda 1901 Spanish Spanish
969 Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke 1929 Austrian German
1155 Collected Poems Of Edward Thomas Edward Thomas 1920 British English
1206 Residence on Earth Pablo Neruda 1933 Chilean Spanish
1631 Poems of Pablo Neruda Pablo Neruda 1970 Chilean Spanish
2065 A Longing For The Light Vicente Aleixandre 1979 Spanish Spanish
2104 Poems Miguel de Unamuno 1907 Spanish Spanish
2159 Landscapes With Absent Figures Philippe Jacottet 1970 French French
2355 Poem Of The Mountain Marina Tsvetayeva 1924 Russian Russian
2356 Air Of Solitude Gustave Roud 1945 Swiss French
2948 The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain Han Shan 600 Chinese Classical chinese
4739 Poems And Prose Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1797 British English
5431 One Hundred and One Poems by Paul Verlaine Paul Verlaine 1948 French French
5452 Paris Spleen Charles Baudelaire 1869 French French
6793 The Poetical Works Of William Wordsworth William Wordsworth 1807 British English
7308 Poems of Matsuo Bashō Matsuo Bashō 1601 Japanese Japanese
7745 Collected Poems Jack Gilbert 2012 American English
8252 Selected Poems of Gabriela Mistral Gabriela Mistral 1922 Chilean Spanish
8545 Poems Of Fernando Pessoa Fernando Pessoa 1942 Portuguese Portuguese
10979 Sailing Alone Around The Room Billy Collins 2001 American English
12994 The Poems of Emily Bronte Emily Brontë 1846 British English
12999 The Three Hundred Tang Poems China 1763 Chinese Chinese
13014 Selected Poetry Rainer Maria Rilke 1902 German German
13255 Selected Poems Tomas Tranströmer 1981 Swedish Swedish
13497 Poems Of Fray Luis De León Fray Luis de León 1582 Spanish Spanish
13497 Poetic Meditations Alphonse de Lamartine 1820 French French
13497 Poems Of Alfred De Vigny Alfred de Vigny 1837 French French
13497 Poems Of John Clare John Clare 1820 British English
13497 Poems Of Stefan George Stefan George 1897 German German
13497 Poems Of Frederick Goddard Tuckerman Frederick Goddard Tuckerman 1860 American English
13497 Poems Of Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau 1895 American English
13497 Selected Poems Giuseppe Ungaretti 1942 Italian Italian
13497 The Keeper Of Sheep Fernando Pessoa 1925 Portuguese Portuguese
13497 Exile And Other Poems Saint-John Perse 1942 French French
13497 Poems Of Max Jacob Max Jacob 1917 French French
13497 Twenty Love Poems And A Song Of Despair Pablo Neruda 1924 Chilean Spanish
13497 Poems Of César Vallejo César Vallejo 1922 Peruvian Spanish
14371 The Owl's Insomnia Rafael Alberti 1972 Spanish Spanish
14371 Poems Of J. V. Foix J. V. Foix 1970 Catalan Catalan
14371 Always Astonished Fernando Pessoa 1988 Portuguese Portuguese
14371 Poems Of Sophia De Mello Breyner Sophia de Mello Breyner 1964 Portuguese Portuguese
14371 Poems Of Eugénio De Andrade Eugénio de Andrade 1977 Portuguese Portuguese
14371 Poems Of Pierre Reverdy Pierre Reverdy 1975 French French
14371 Poems Of Philippe Jacottet Philippe Jacottet 1953 French French
14371 Selected Poems Lars Gustafsson 1972 Swedish Swedish
14371 Fully Empowered Pablo Neruda 1975 Chilean Spanish
14371 Poems Of Anne Hébert Anne Hébert 1960 Canadian French
14371 Selected Longer Poems A. R. Ammons 1980 American English
14371 Above The River James Wright 1990 American English
14371 Poems Of Mark Strand Mark Strand 1964 American English
14371 Dark Harbor Mark Strand 1993 American English