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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
The Ballad of Cathay Williams William Cathay Shane McCrae 2012
From “Also Birds” Dawn Lundy Martin 2011
After Bombardment, Sonya Ilya Kaminsky 2011
playing with fire Evie Shockley 2011
One With Others [It was hotter then] C. D. Wright 2011
At the Carnival Anne Spencer 1922
Naming the land Elana Bell 2011
Letter to Jerusalem Elana Bell 2011
Flags Elana Bell 2011
Jew Michael Blumenthal 1980
On Anti-Biography Will Alexander 2011
Instructions on Damaging the Monster's Cloak of Invisibility Bradley Paul 2011
Dream in Which I Meet Myself Lynn Emanuel 2011
Woman in Front of Poster of Herself Alice Notley 2011
the fare-well letters [excerpt] Evie Shockley 2011
Blood C. Dale Young 2011
Self-portrait as Thousandfurs Stacy Gnall 2011
What Elizabeth Bishop Could Not Know Afaa Michael Weaver 2011
Good Hair Sherman Alexie 2011
The Anxiety of Coincidence Mark Bibbins 2010

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