Any collection by Mary Oliver. If you love dogs, she has a collection of dog specific poems

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In Country, by Hugh Martin, is a favorite of mine. He’s a veteran of the Iraq war, but it’s not like the typical war memoir (think American Sniper) but more on the gritty in-between of war stories without glamorizing it. I strongly recommend it

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Margaret Atwood’s Paper Boat It’s a newer collection but has poems from her entire writing career.

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