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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
Shahid Reads His Own Palm Reginald Dwayne Betts 2010
Homosexuality Henri Cole 2007
Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota (audio only) James Wright 1964
Thanksgiving Letter from Harry Carl Dennis 2007
The Fish Linda Bierds 1994
I May After Leaving You Walk Quickly or Even Run Matthea Harvey 2006
Nothing Stays Put Amy Clampitt 1997
The Initiate Charles Simic 1990
He “Digesteth Harde Yron” Marianne Moore 1961
Water Music Robert Creeley 1983
Hard Night Christian Wiman 2005
Three Seasons Geoffrey G. O’Brien 2007
The Orchid Flower Sam Hamill 2002
Gospel Philip Levine 2001
September Joanne Kyger 2002
Amo Amas Amat Bernardine Evaristo 2001
Of Politics, & Art Norman Dubie 2000
My Picture Left in Scotland Ben Jonson 1640
Nikolaus Mardruz to his Master Ferdinand, Count of Tyrol, 1565 Richard Howard 1994
beside her unearthing nicole v basta 2022

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