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ⓘ About Amber McBride
Amber has taught English Literature, English Composition, and Introduction to Poetry at Strayer University, James Madison University, and Northern Virginia Community College. Her work has been published in Provincetown Arts, Ploughshares, and Decomp, as well as other places. Poetry is her first love, and she began writing poetry when she was in the sixth grade. This was the format that made sense to her, as she likes the immediacy and brevity of poetry. She is mesmerized by the timelessness that poetry has. Amber also feels at home when she is writing in verse. But she never thought to write in verse for young adults until she read other novels in verse like “A Long Way Down”, “Brown Girl Dreaming”, and “The Poet X”.
All Book Series by Amber McBride
Selected Poems
Series opener · book 1 of 52 · published 1967 Anthology · John Ashbery
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
Book 4 of 52 · published 1975 Anthology · John Ashbery
Fear of Dreaming: The Selected Poems
Book 5 of 52 · published 1993 Anthology · Jim Carroll
Mysteries Of Small Houses: Poems
Book 9 of 52 · published 1998 Anthology · Alice Notley
Overtime: Selected Poems
Book 11 of 52 · published 1999 Anthology · Philip Whalen
If In Time: Selected Poems, 1975-2000
Book 14 of 52 · published 2001 Anthology · Ann Lauterbach
Practical Gods: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Book 15 of 52 · published 2001 Anthology · Carl Dennis
Lives Of The Animals
Book 18 of 52 · published 2003 Anthology · Robert Wrigley,Ginger Legato
Way More West: New And Selected Poems
Book 21 of 52 · published 2007 Anthology · Michael Rothenberg,Ed Dorn,Dale Smith
American Sonnets For My Past And Future Assassin
Book 35 of 52 · published 2018 Anthology · Terrance Hayes
The Study Of Human Life
Book 43 of 52 · published 2022 Anthology · Joshua Bennett
Organs Of Little Importance
Book 47 of 52 · published 2023 Anthology · Solmaz Sharif
Lift Every Voice
Latest in the series · book 52 of 52 · published 2026 Anthology · Phillip B. Williams
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Amber McBride?
Amber has taught English Literature, English Composition, and Introduction to Poetry at Strayer University, James Madison University, and Northern Virginia Community College. Her work has been published in Provincetown Arts, Ploughshares, and Decomp, as well as other places. Poetry is her first love, and she began writing poetry when she was in the sixth grade.
Which Amber McBride series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Penguin Poets series, the earliest of Amber McBride's multi-book series: it opens with Selected Poems (1967) and runs to 52 books across 1967–2026, ending with Lift Every Voice (2026).
How many books has Amber McBride written?
Amber McBride has 59 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1967 and 2026. 52 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Penguin Poets series with 52 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Amber McBride's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Amber McBride's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Penguin Poets (1967–2026, 52 books).
How are Amber McBride's books organised into series?
This guide splits Amber McBride's 59 books into 1 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Penguin Poets (52 books, 1967–2026).