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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
Throwing Children Ross Gay 2023
“The world is a beautiful place” Lawrence Ferlinghetti 2017
Ode to My Socks Pablo Neruda 2016
[I wandered lonely as a Cloud] William Wordsworth 1807
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 Joy and Sorrow Kahlil Gibran 1923
So Much Happiness Naomi Shihab Nye 2016
Self and Life George Eliot 1884
The Things I Love Scottie McKenzie Frasier 1920
South Street Lewis Grandison Alexander 1927
Query Nellie Rathbone Bright 1927
Christmas on the Border, 1929 Alberto Ríos 2024
From “Mojave Ghost” [She wasn’t fixed, necessarily, on happiness] Forrest Gander 2024
Why Wake up Happy Quincy Scott Jones 2024
This Birthday E. J. Koh 2024
Let It Be So Lois Roma-Deeley 2024
Seraphim Patricia Spears Jones 2023
Thalia Chasing Grapefruit Charlotte Pence 2015
Untitled 1975–86 jason b crawford 2024
Niche Anthony Vahni Capildeo 2024

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