Poetry is a niche donation category with substantial NM regional collector value. NMLP evaluates each poetry donation:
- NM Chicano/a poetry — Jimmy Santiago Baca (pillar), Pat Mora (pillar), Leo Romero, Tomás Rivera. Small-press editions have collector value.
- Native American poetry — Joy Harjo (pillar), Luci Tapahonso (pillar), Simon J. Ortiz (pillar), Paula Gunn Allen, Leslie Marmon Silko (pillar). Strong collector value.
- Small-press NM poetry magazines — Fish Drum (Santa Fe, Robert Winson; signature pool closed), Puerto del Sol, Sonora Review issues. NMLP archive includes a Fish Drum entry.
- National-name modern poetry — Mary Oliver, Billy Collins, Maya Angelou, Rupi Kaur. Reader demand at LFLs; some online resale for first editions.
- Classic poetry (Norton anthologies, Penguin Classics, Vintage editions) — reading-condition copies route to UNM students and LFLs.
- Contemporary indie / self-published poetry — accepted; routes to LFL stewards and reading communities.
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Last reviewed 2026-05-02. For corrections, email [email protected].