| 2025 | Startlement | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | Startlement: New and Selected Poems | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | Startlement | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2025 | Startlement: New and Selected Poems | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2024 | You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | In Praise of Mystery | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2024 | In Praise of Mystery | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2024 | In Praise of Mystery | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2023 | The Hurting Kind | Griffin Poetry Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · International | |
| 2022 | The Hurting Kind | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Poetry | |
| 2022 | The Hurting Kind | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | The Hurting Kind | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Poetry | |
| 2022 | The Hurting Kind | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | The Hurting Kind: Poems | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2022 | The Hurting Kind | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | The Hurting Kind | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2022 | The Hurting Kind | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2019 | The Carrying: Poems | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | |
| 2018 | The Carrying | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Poetry | |
| 2018 | The Carrying | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | The Carrying: Poems | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | The Carrying | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2017 | Bright Dead Things | Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award | |
| 2015 | Bright Dead Things | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Poetry | |
| 2015 | Bright Dead Things | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Poetry | |
| 2015 | Bright Dead Things: Poems | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |