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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
Blessings Jay Parini 2016
The Mind in State Fady Joudah 2016
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles Sally Wen Mao 2015
Sojourns in the Parallel World Denise Levertov 1996
A Farewell to America Phillis Wheatley 1773
My Father on His Shield Walt McDonald 1998
As a Kid I Was Told, “Don’t Step on a Crack or You’ll Break Your Momma’s Back” Karla Cordero 2025
A Portrait in Greys William Carlos Williams 1917
To the White Fiends Claude McKay 1922
Wonder Mei-mei Berssenbrugge 2020
Elegy, Surrounded by Seven Trees Rachel Eliza Griffiths 2019
Untitled Jesús Castillo 2018
Stories About Love / Wedding Poem for Ada & Lucas Jason Schneiderman 2017
After the Winter Claude McKay 2015
The Past Louise Glück 2014
The Golden Years Billy Collins 2008
The Savior must have been a docile Gentleman (1487) Emily Dickinson 1890
A Little Tooth Thomas Lux 1990
The Changing Light Lawrence Ferlinghetti 2000
[The dream seems universal, I’ve heard it] Dan Sociu 2026

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