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2026 marks the 10th summer of the Sealey Challenge. In honor of the occassion, we invited 10 writers and literary organizations to recommends 10 books each—for a total of 100 Sealey Challenge recommendations!

Note: This list is a suggested starting point for readers. The Sealey Challenge celebrates the reading of all poetry and poets and acknowledges that no one list can contain all the multitudes that poetry encompasses. Thank you for joining us in our quest to #readmorepoetry this August!