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Hello and welcome! At Reading Vintage, we love sharing old poems that still feel fresh today. We have a special collection of vintage poetry books with plenty to say.

Meet the Poets

  • Hazel and Marvin Girad: They write poems that show strong feelings in clear words.
  • Ogden Nash: He mixes humor and smart ideas to make his poems fun.
  • Helen Farris: Her poems capture gentle emotions and brief moments.
  • Walt Whitman: His free verse poems share big ideas and deep feelings.
  • Jean Ingelow: Her Victorian poems are full of bright images and real emotion.
  • John G. Whittier: His works offer thoughtful ideas and care, inspired by his beliefs.

How Old Poems Inspire New Ones

Old poems have a big influence on today's poetry. Many new poets use ideas about nature, love, and fairness found in these vintage works. This blend of old and new makes reading these poems both fun and useful.

Start Your Journey

Whether you already love poetry or are just getting started, our collection is here to invite you to explore and learn. Find out more about each poet, and let their words spark your curiosity.

Explore more and enjoy the magic of vintage poetry!

A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson 1932 Vintage Hardcover
A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson 1932 Vintage Hardcover
A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson 1932 Vintage Hardcover
$24.00

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Records of Later Life by Frances Anne Kemble (1882) – A Three-Volume Firsthand Account of Victorian Life
Records of Later Life by Frances Anne Kemble (1882) – A Three-Volume Firsthand Account of Victorian Life
Records of Later Life by Frances Anne Kemble (1882) – A Three-Volume Firsthand Account of Victorian Life
$55.00

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Selected Poems of Victor Hugo, Edited by A. Schinz (1908) – Heath's Modern Language Series French/English
Selected Poems of Victor Hugo, Edited by A. Schinz (1908) – Heath's Modern Language Series French/English
Selected Poems of Victor Hugo, Edited by A. Schinz (1908) – Heath's Modern Language Series French/English
$20.00

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Makin Circles with a Rope The Lore of the Lasso Wizards by Marv "Slim" Girard 1985 Marshal Jones Company Vintage Book
Makin Circles with a Rope The Lore of the Lasso Wizards by Marv "Slim" Girard 1985 Marshal Jones Company Vintage Book
Makin Circles with a Rope The Lore of the Lasso Wizards by Marv "Slim" Girard 1985 Marshal Jones Company Vintage Book
$22.00

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Sapphira and the Slave Girl by Willa Cather First Edition 1940 Vintage Book
Sapphira and the Slave Girl by Willa Cather First Edition 1940 Vintage Book
Sapphira and the Slave Girl by Willa Cather First Edition 1940 Vintage Book
$25.00

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Five Elizabethan Comedies Edited by A.K. MicIlwraith 1962 Vintage Book
Five Elizabethan Comedies Edited by A.K. MicIlwraith 1962 Vintage Book
Five Elizabethan Comedies Edited by A.K. MicIlwraith 1962 Vintage Book
$20.00

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The Allegory of Love: A Study of Medieval Tradition by C.S. Lewis 1977
The Allegory of Love: A Study of Medieval Tradition by C.S. Lewis 1977
The Allegory of Love: A Study of Medieval Tradition by C.S. Lewis 1977
$20.00

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Romantic Prose of the Early Nineteenth Century 1927 Edited by Carl H. Grabo Published by The Modern Students Library Vintage Book
Romantic Prose of the Early Nineteenth Century 1927 Edited by Carl H. Grabo Published by The Modern Students Library Vintage Book
Romantic Prose of the Early Nineteenth Century 1927 Edited by Carl H. Grabo Published by The Modern Students Library Vintage Book
$20.00

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A Costly Freak by Maxwell Gray 1894 A First Edition Book Vintage Book
A Costly Freak by Maxwell Gray 1894 A First Edition Book Vintage Book
A Costly Freak by Maxwell Gray 1894 A First Edition Book Vintage Book
$20.00

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The Demarcation of Boccaccio 1930 published by the Bibliophilist Society Vintage Book
The Demarcation of Boccaccio 1930 published by the Bibliophilist Society Vintage Book
The Demarcation of Boccaccio 1930 published by the Bibliophilist Society Vintage Book
$29.00

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Huntsman, What Quarry poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay 1939 Harper & Brothers Publishers Vintage Book
Huntsman, What Quarry poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay 1939 Harper & Brothers Publishers Vintage Book
Huntsman, What Quarry poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay 1939 Harper & Brothers Publishers Vintage Book
$33.00

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Free Action by A.I. Melden 1964 Part of the Studies in Philosophical Psychology Routledge & Kegan Paul
Free Action by A.I. Melden 1964 Part of the Studies in Philosophical Psychology Routledge & Kegan Paul
Free Action by A.I. Melden 1964 Part of the Studies in Philosophical Psychology Routledge & Kegan Paul
$33.00

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In Buck in the Snow & Other Poems by Eda St. Vincent Millay 1928 Harper and Brothers Publishing
In Buck in the Snow & Other Poems by Eda St. Vincent Millay 1928 Harper and Brothers Publishing
In Buck in the Snow & Other Poems by Eda St. Vincent Millay 1928 Harper and Brothers Publishing
$33.00

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Violets from Tennyson De Wolfe Fiske & Co 1898
Violets from Tennyson De Wolfe Fiske & Co 1898
Violets from Tennyson De Wolfe Fiske & Co 1898
$38.00 $48.00

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When the Frost is on the Punkin and Other Poems by James Whitcomb Riley 1911 Press of Brawnworth & Co.
When the Frost is on the Punkin and Other Poems by James Whitcomb Riley 1911 Press of Brawnworth & Co.
When the Frost is on the Punkin and Other Poems by James Whitcomb Riley 1911 Press of Brawnworth & Co.
$38.00

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Selections from Wordsworth with Notes by A.J. George 1889 D.C. Heath & Co. Publishers
Selections from Wordsworth with Notes by A.J. George 1889 D.C. Heath & Co. Publishers
Selections from Wordsworth with Notes by A.J. George 1889 D.C. Heath & Co. Publishers
$33.00

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The Victorian Age Prose Poetry and Drama by John Wilson Bowyer Second Edition 1954 Prentice-Hall Inc
The Victorian Age Prose Poetry and Drama by John Wilson Bowyer Second Edition 1954 Prentice-Hall Inc
The Victorian Age Prose Poetry and Drama by John Wilson Bowyer Second Edition 1954 Prentice-Hall Inc
$33.00 $44.00

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The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood edited with a Critical Memoir, William Micheal Rossetti with Illustrations Ward, Lock and Co,
The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood edited with a Critical Memoir, William Micheal Rossetti with Illustrations Ward, Lock and Co,
The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood edited with a Critical Memoir, William Micheal Rossetti with Illustrations Ward, Lock and Co,
$22.00 $29.00

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The Poetical Works of Samuel Rodgers George Routledge and Sons
The Poetical Works of Samuel Rodgers George Routledge and Sons
The Poetical Works of Samuel Rodgers George Routledge and Sons
$48.00 $58.00

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Song of Summer 1910 & Songs of Home 1908 by James Whitcomb Riley with pictures by Will Vawter The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Song of Summer 1910 & Songs of Home 1908 by James Whitcomb Riley with pictures by Will Vawter The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Song of Summer 1910 & Songs of Home 1908 by James Whitcomb Riley with pictures by Will Vawter The Bobbs-Merrill Company
$22.00 $33.00

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Omar Khayyam A Life by Harold Lamb 1934 Doubleday, Doran & Co, Inc
Omar Khayyam A Life by Harold Lamb 1934 Doubleday, Doran & Co, Inc
Omar Khayyam A Life by Harold Lamb 1934 Doubleday, Doran & Co, Inc
$22.00 $28.00

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Hidden Beauties by Harvey A. Fuller 1905 Published by the Author Hillsdale Michigan Poetry Book
Hidden Beauties by Harvey A. Fuller 1905 Published by the Author Hillsdale Michigan Poetry Book
Hidden Beauties by Harvey A. Fuller 1905 Published by the Author Hillsdale Michigan Poetry Book
$22.00 $29.00

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Poems by John G. Whittier Hurst & Co. Publishers
Poems by John G. Whittier Hurst & Co. Publishers
Poems by John G. Whittier Hurst & Co. Publishers
$23.00 $33.00

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Jean Ingelow's Poems 1880 Roberts Brothers
Jean Ingelow's Poems 1880 Roberts Brothers
Jean Ingelow's Poems 1880 Roberts Brothers
$23.00 $33.00

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The Poems of Longfellow A Modern Library Book Number 56 Random House
The Poems of Longfellow A Modern Library Book Number 56 Random House
The Poems of Longfellow A Modern Library Book Number 56 Random House
$25.00 $29.00

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The Path to Home by Edgar A Guest Reilly & Lee Co 1919-Reading Vintage
The Path to Home by Edgar A Guest Reilly & Lee Co 1919-Reading Vintage
The Path to Home by Edgar A. Guest The Reilly & Lee Co. 1919 Vintage Poetry Book
$23.00 $28.00

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In Someones Shadow by Rod McKuen 1969 Cheval Books Vintage Poetry Books
In Someones Shadow by Rod McKuen 1969 Cheval Books Vintage Poetry Books
In Someones Shadow by Rod McKuen 1969 Cheval Books Vintage Poetry Books
$20.00 $25.00

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The Anatomy of Love: The Tristan of Gottfried von Strassburg by W.T.H. Jackson 1971 Vintage Book
The Anatomy of Love: The Tristan of Gottfried von Strassburg by W.T.H. Jackson 1971 Vintage Book
The Anatomy of Love: The Tristan of Gottfried von Strassburg by W.T.H. Jackson 1971 Vintage Book
$61.00 $8,171.00

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The Faulkner Reader with a forward by William Faulkner 1954 Vintage Book
The Faulkner Reader with a forward by William Faulkner 1954 Vintage Book
The Faulkner Reader with a forward by William Faulkner 1954 Vintage Book
$26.00 $31.00

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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by translated by Edward Fitzgerald with illustrations by Edmund Dulac 1952 Vintage Book
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by translated by Edward Fitzgerald with illustrations by Edmund Dulac 1952 Vintage Book
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by translated by Edward Fitzgerald with illustrations by Edmund Dulac 1952 Vintage Book
$30.00 $41.00

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Morte Arthure edited by John Finlayson York Midieval Texts 1971 Northwestern University Press Vintage Poetry Book of Arthurian Literature i
Morte Arthure edited by John Finlayson York Midieval Texts 1971 Northwestern University Press Vintage Poetry Book of Arthurian Literature i
Morte Arthure edited by John Finlayson York Midieval Texts 1971 Northwestern University Press Vintage Poetry Book of Arthurian Literature i
$20.00 $28.00

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Poets in a Landscape by Gilbert Highet 1957 Alfred A. Knopf
Poets in a Landscape by Gilbert Highet 1957 Alfred A. Knopf
Poets in a Landscape by Gilbert Highet 1957 Alfred A. Knopf
$36.00 $46.00

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These, My Singing Words A Collection of Poems by Marvin Girard 1976 The Golden Quill Vintage Book
These, My Singing Words A Collection of Poems by Marvin Girard 1976 The Golden Quill Vintage Book
These, My Singing Words A Collection of Poems by Marvin Girard 1976 The Golden Quill Vintage Book
$20.00 $36.00

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The Wisdom of the Hindus Brian Brown 1938 Garden City Publishing Company Vintage Book
The Wisdom of the Hindus Brian Brown 1938 Garden City Publishing Company Vintage Book
The Wisdom of the Hindus Brian Brown 1938 Garden City Publishing Company Vintage Book
$34.00 $44.00

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Literary England by David Scherman 1944 Vintage Book
Literary England by David Scherman 1944 Vintage Book
Literary England by David Scherman 1944 Vintage Book
$28.00 $48.00

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Silver Poets of the Sixteenth Century edited by Gerald Bullett 1964 An Everyman Paperback Vintage Book
Silver Poets of the Sixteenth Century edited by Gerald Bullett 1964 An Everyman Paperback Vintage Book
Silver Poets of the Sixteenth Century edited by Gerald Bullett 1964 An Everyman Paperback Vintage Book
$19.00 $22.00

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Favorite Poems Old New selected by Helen Ferris 1957 Double Day Co Vintage Book
Favorite Poems Old New selected by Helen Ferris 1957 Double Day Co Vintage Book
Favorite Poems Old New selected by Helen Ferris 1957 Double Day Co Vintage Book
$29.00 $36.00

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Black Loam & Buttermilk Downhome Poems by Hazel and Marvin Girard 1986 The Golden Quill Vintage Book
Black Loam & Buttermilk Downhome Poems by Hazel and Marvin Girard 1986 The Golden Quill Vintage Book
Black Loam & Buttermilk Downhome Poems by Hazel and Marvin Girard 1986 The Golden Quill Vintage Book
$22.00 $36.00

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Leaves of Grass Selected Poetry and Prose by Walt Whitman 1969 Vintage Book
Leaves of Grass Selected Poetry and Prose by Walt Whitman 1969 Vintage Book
Leaves of Grass Selected Poetry and Prose by Walt Whitman 1969 Vintage Book
$20.00 $22.00

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