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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
Modern Love: XXX George Meredith 1909
Once the World Was Perfect Joy Harjo 2018
Corazón in Fall Emma Trelles 2020
Revolutionary Letter #1 Diane di Prima 1971
Prayer Galway Kinnell 2018
Black Stone Lying On A White Stone César Vallejo 1971
Some Effects of Global Warming in Lackawanna County Jay Parini 2016
Calling on All Silent Minorities June Jordan 2017
Shaking Hands Pádraig Ó Tuama 2019
Fast Jorie Graham 2016
Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream a World Margaret Noodin 2021
The Hammock Li-Young Lee 2001
The Teller of Tales Gabriela Mistral 2003
[to keep knowing] Aracelis Girmay 2023
First Georgic [Excerpt] Virgil 2005
Images Jaime Manrique 2016
The Crystal Gazer Sara Teasdale 1926
I want Jordan Jace 2022
I Want the Wide American Earth Carlos Bulosan 1950
Zombie Blues Villanelle Tim Seibles 2016

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