BISAC Subject Headings List

Poetry

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POETRY

Use subjects in this section only for poetic works. Subjects may be used alone (for individual works or collections by one author) or with "POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors)". Note that as of Version 2.2, the geographic subheadings in this section are available for single-author or multiple-author collections.

Critical works should be assigned "LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry" and any other subjects needed in the LITERARY CRITICISM section (and should not be assigned any subjects in the POETRY section).

POE000000	POETRY / General
POE007000	POETRY / African
POE005010	POETRY / American / General
POE005050	POETRY / American / African American & Black
POE005060	POETRY / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander
POE005070	POETRY / American / Hispanic & Latino
POE015000	POETRY / American / Native American
POE008000	POETRY / Ancient & Classical
POE001000	POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors)
POE009000	POETRY / Asian / General
POE009010	POETRY / Asian / Chinese
POE009020	POETRY / Asian / Japanese
POE010000	POETRY / Australian & Oceanian
POE011000	POETRY / Canadian
POE012000	POETRY / Caribbean & Latin American
POE005030	POETRY / European / General
POE027000	POETRY / European / Eastern *
POE005020	POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
POE017000	POETRY / European / French
POE018000	POETRY / European / German
POE019000	POETRY / European / Italian
POE020000	POETRY / European / Spanish & Portuguese
POE014000	POETRY / Epic
POE025000	POETRY / Haiku
	POETRY / History & Criticism see LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry
POE011010	POETRY / Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island
POE028000	POETRY / Jewish *
POE021000	POETRY / LGBTQ+
POE022000	POETRY / Medieval
POE013000	POETRY / Middle Eastern
	POETRY / Nursery Rhymes see JUVENILE FICTION / Nursery Rhymes
POE016000	POETRY / Russian & Soviet
POE026000	POETRY / Shakespeare
POE029000	POETRY / Sonnets *
POE023000	POETRY / Subjects & Themes / General
POE023030	POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Animals & Nature
POE023010	POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Death, Grief, Loss
POE023050	POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Family
	POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Humorous see HUMOR / Form / Limericks & Verse
POE003000	POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious
POE023020	POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica
POE023040	POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Places
POE023060	POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Political & Protest *
POE023070	POETRY / Subjects & Themes / War *
	POETRY / Turkic see Middle Eastern
POE024000	POETRY / Women Authors

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