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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
Losing the 440-Yard Dash Afaa Michael Weaver 2016
On Imagination Phillis Wheatley 2016
Cayucos Eduardo C. Corral 2016
Chess Aimee Nezhukumatathil 2015
A Bird Song Christina Rossetti 1873
A Ditty Sir Philip Sidney 2012
The Sleep Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1838
The Thread of Life Christina Rossetti 1881
An Old-Fashioned Song John Hollander 1993
In General Pattiann Rogers 2004
Mira at the Market Mirabai 2026
The Outsider Sholeh Wolpé 2008
Goodbye Geoffrey Brock 2025
I Asked Why Have You Denied Yourself Love Sierra DeMulder 2023
The Indian’s Awakening Zitkála-Šá 1916
Lion Tina Chang 2022
Fantasy in Purple Langston Hughes 1926
Object Permanence Hala Alyan 2021
I Am Like a Leaf Yone Noguchi 1921
Conscience Henry David Thoreau 1895

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