Book description
100 of the most moving and inspiring poems of the last 200 years from around the world, a collection that will comfort and enthrall anyone trapped by grief or loneliness, selected by the award-winning, best-selling, and beloved author of How to Read a Poem
Implicit in poetry is the idea…
Why read it?
1 author picked 100 Poems to Break Your Heart as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As someone who is trying to understand and read more poetry, this book gives background and insight into 100 poems that were written anywhere from 1815 to 2018.
It covers 100 different poems by 100 different poets—Lucille Clifton, Joy Harjo, Donald Justice, Louise Glück, Victoria Chang, and more. Although it’s a thick book, I love what I’m learning from it.
If you love 100 Poems to Break Your Heart...
These Blue Mountains
A moving story of love, betrayal, and the enduring power of hope in the face of darkness.
German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapsed when her fiancé, Fritz, vanished after being sent to an enemy alien camp in the United States during the Great War. Fifteen years later, in 1932, Hedda…
Want books like 100 Poems to Break Your Heart?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like 100 Poems to Break Your Heart.
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,366
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like 100 Poems to Break Your Heart, you might also like...
Marriage and Fatherhood in the Nazi SS
When I was writing this book, several of my friends jokingly called it the Nazi baby book, with one insisting it would make a great title. Nazi Babies – admittedly, that is a catchy title, but that’s not exactly what my book is about. SS babies would be slightly more…
A Forgivable Indecision
In 1913, a 15-year-old pregnant girl was found dead of apparent suicide. Dr. James Wilson, a new graduate and the first doctor ever to start a practice in this rural town, feels guilty over her death because of his delayed intervention.
He knows Bessie was raped by one of her…
