Morgan’s poetry collections include "A Hot January: Poems 1996–1999" (W. W. Norton, 1999), "Depth Perception: New Poems and a Masque" (Doubleday, 1994), "Upstairs in the Garden: Poems Selected and New 1968–1988" (W. W. Norton, 1990), "Death Benefits" (Copper Canyon Press, 1981), "Lady of the Beasts" (Random House, 1976), and "Monster" (Random House, 1972). Of the book A "Hot January", Alice Walker wrote: "Morgan proves that exquisite poetry can be the most surprising gift of grief. A volume as proud, fierce, vulnerable, and brave as the poet herself." A review of "Upstairs in the Garden", noted: "As a vindication and celebration of the female experience, these inventive poems successfully wed feminist rhetoric with vivid imagery and sensitivity to the music of language." Two books of poems, "Lady of the Beasts" and "Depth Perception", earned reviews in "Poetry Magazine" with critic Jay Parini stating that "Robin Morgan will soon be regarded as one of our first-ranking poets."