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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
In the chemo room, I wear mittens made of ice so I don’t lose my fingernails. But I took a risk today to write this down. Andrea Gibson 2023
On the Pulse of Morning Maya Angelou 1993
In This Place (An American Lyric) Amanda Gorman 2018
The Index Rena Priest 2020
Song of Myself, 51 Walt Whitman 1891
Femme Futures Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha 2019
[Dear Geese] Spring Ulmer 2025
The Sea / Is Sacred Still Andrew Calis 2025
A dead whale can feed an entire ecosystem Rachel Dillon 2025
If My Body Is Dying, Tell Me You Love Me Jacqueline Jiang 2025
Bloom’s Photograph William Wadsworth 1993
Pandora William Wadsworth 2018
American Quartet Ed Roberson 2025
High Stakes Yesenia Montilla 2025
A Beautiful House with a Hot Tub and Pool Jason Schneiderman 2025
Last Sky World Burn Fargo Nissim Tbakhi 2025
what can I know what should I do what may I hope Benjamin Krusling 2025
The Lord is American W. J. Lofton 2025
Forever is composed of Nows (25) Emily Dickinson 1929
If I Was President Hamza Mohamed 2024

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