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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 Weary Blues Langston Hughes 1926
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat Edward Lear 1871
From “Coy” (xxi) Richard Scott 2025
From “Twasinta’s Seminoles” (Canto I, XLV) Albery Allson Whitman 1885
From “Twasinta’s Seminoles” (Canto I, II) Albery Allson Whitman 1885
Sophisticated Lady Severo Sarduy 2021
You Can Light a Fire Without a Match, You Can Catch a Fish Without a Hook, You Can Make a Blind Man See Jari Bradley 2025
I Woke You with Wagner, Logan February 2025
a letter to charlie parker Dior J. Stephens 2025
Come One, Come All! Step Right Up! Welcome to the World of Wonders! Ama Codjoe 2025
Anthem for America Varsha Saraiya-Shah 2025
Who Remembers Davenport T. R. Hummer 2025
While Playing the Harp Han Yong-un 1926
Mountain Storm Younghill Kang 1929
Meditation Han Yong-un 1926
Pluto Diane Ackerman 1976
Speakers Dimitri Reyes 2025
Easter Fannie Isabelle Sherrick 1880
American Quartet Ed Roberson 2025
Hymn of Nature Felicia Dorothea Hemans 1851

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