The 2026 Poetry Recommendations are here!
Lyrik-Empfehlungen 2026
As every year, tomorrow’s World Poetry Day is an occasion to announce 20 outstanding new poetry releases for adults as well as 11 poetry books for children. At lyrik-empfehlungen.de, you can now explore what makes the recommended collections so special. Enjoy the reading!
20 poetry collections for adults and 11 poetry books for children are included in this year’s list.
This year’s Poetry Recommendations for adults have been selected by:
Nico Bleutge, Rüdiger Görner, Marie Luise Knott, Christian Metz, Ronya Othmann, Kerstin Preiwuß, Ilma Rakusa, Anja Utler, Norbert Wehr and Sam Zamrik.
This year’s Poetry Recommendations for children have been selected by:
Mirjam Burkard, Judith Drews, Ines Galling, Susan Kreller, Karla Reimert Montasser, Michael Schmitt, Susanne Straßer, Benjamin Tienti, Ute Wegmann, Sarah Zeiss and Marlene Zöhrer.
A joint project of: German Academy for Language and Literature, Lyrik Kabinett Foundation, Haus für Poesie, German Library Association, and German Literature Fund