Books like Poems

Poems by Nizār Qabbānī reads as passionate, sensual. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Butterfly's Burden

Mahmud Darwish · 2006

Both explore love

66% genome match

Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada

Pablo Neruda · 1924

Shares the romance thread

72% genome match

Poems and ballads

Algernon Charles Swinburne · 1866

Shares the romance thread

75% genome match

Dona Flor e seus dais maridos

Jorge Leal Amado de Faria · 1966

Shares the romance thread

70% genome match

Summer and smoke

Tennessee Williams · 1948

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Aphrodite (ancient manners)

Pierre Louÿs · 1848

Shares the romance thread

70% genome match

Antony and Cleopatra

William Shakespeare · 1734

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968–1998

Nikki Giovanni · 2003

Shares the romance thread

71% genome match

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë · 1847

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Cooking Up a Storm

Emma Holly · 2002

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Awaken, my love

Robin Schone · 1995

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Postcolonial Love Poem

Natalie Diaz · 2020

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match