Skip to main content
Poets.org

mobileMenu

  • Poems
  • Poets
  • Poem-a-Day
  • National Poetry Month
  • Materials for Teachers
  • Literary Seminars
  • American Poets Magazine

Main navigation

  • Poets.org
  • Academy of American Poets
  • National Poetry Month
  • American Poets Magazine

User account menu

  • Log in
  • Membership
  • Donate
Donate
Poets.org

Poems

Search our extensive curated collection of over 10,000 poems by occasion, theme, and form, or search by keyword or poet’s name in the field below.

Page submenu block

  • find poems
  • find poets
  • poem-a-day
  • literary seminars
  • materials for teachers
  • poetry near you

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
The Past Louise Glück 2014
A Little Tooth Thomas Lux 1990
Some Things Don't Make Any Sense at All Judith Viorst 1981
Kaddish, Part I Allen Ginsberg 1984
Late Afternoon Michelle Bitting 2026
Self-Portrait as Lilith Elizabeth Acevedo 2023
October Evening Robinson Jeffers 1935
A Far Country Leslie Pinckney Hill 1921
Love the Light-Giver Michelangelo Buonarroti 1897
When the Burning Begins Patricia Smith 2017
Summoning the Body that Is Mine When I Shut My Eyes Jenny Johnson 2017
Recollections of My Christmas Tree Mary Ruefle 2016
To America James Weldon Johnson 1917
to my last period Lucille Clifton 1991
Old Ironsides Oliver Wendell Holmes 1830
Grasshopper Ron Padgett 2011
For the Union Dead Robert Lowell 1964
Forever Margaret Ross 2026
An Evening Discussion Chen Chen 2026
Longing Paul Laurence Dunbar 1913

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹‹
  • …
  • Page 97
  • Page 98
  • Page 99
  • Page 100
  • …
  • Next page ››
  • Last page Last »

Newsletter Sign Up

Support Us

  • Become a Member
  • Donate Now
  • Get Involved
  • Make a Bequest
  • Advertise with Us

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • SoundCloud
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Footer

  • poets.org

    • Find Poems
    • Find Poets
    • Poetry Near You
    • Jobs for Poets
    • Literary Seminars
    • Privacy Policy
    • Press Center
    • Advertise
  • academy of american poets

    • About Us
    • Programs
    • Prizes
    • First Book Award
    • James Laughlin Award
    • Ambroggio Prize
    • Chancellors
    • Staff
  • national poetry month

    • Poetry & the Creative Mind
    • Dear Poet Project
    • Poster
    • Sponsorship
  • american poets

    • Books Noted
    • Essays
    • Advertise
© Academy of American Poets, 195 Broadway 9th Floor, New York, NY 10007
poets .org