The New York Times list of notable books of 2011

. . . includes Leopardi's Canti, Matthew Zapruder's Come On All You Ghosts, Tracy K. Smith's Life on Mars, Laura Kasischke's Space, In Chains, Les Murray's Taller When Prone, Maggie Nelson's The Art of Cruelty, and Denise Gigante's Keats Brothers.

Read the whole list here, and, if you're so inclined, begin kibitzing!