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Search our extensive curated collection of more than ten thousand poems by occasion (Autumn to Easter, Veterans Day to Valentine’s Day, etc.), theme (love, nature, sports, etc.), and form (sonnets, haiku, etc.), or search by keyword or poet’s name in the field below.

Title Author Year
How the Pope Is Chosen (audio only) James Tate 1996
The Branches Jean Valentine 2009
Exquisite Candidate Denise Duhamel 1997
I May After Leaving You Walk Quickly or Even Run Matthea Harvey 2006
Buddhist Barbie Denise Duhamel 1997
The Dancing Gerald Stern 1982
A Newborn Girl at Passover Nan Cohen 1998
Last Supper Charles Wright 2005
Searchers D. Nurkse 2005
If the Owl Calls Again John Haines 1993
Love Poem Gregory Orr 2002
Shafro Terrance Hayes 1999
Sentimental Education Mary Ruefle 2000
My mother looks Manuel Iris 2025
Bushwick Bohemia Emanuel Xavier 1997
from feeld Jos Charles 2016
In the Greenhouse Eugenio Montale 2004
Father’s Love Jewel Rodgers 2026
[We waved them off long ago. So why] Dimitri Psurtsev 2026
Abecedarian Beginning with Alif Safia Elhillo 2026

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