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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
On Finding My Father’s First Essay Brandy Nālani McDougall 2008
I ask about what falls away Jason Magabo Perez 2023
Winter of Tumult and Artifact Lauren Camp 2023
Duo-Tang Kenward Elmslie 1971
Shirley Temple Surrounded by Lions Kenward Elmslie 1971
[Backlit by the glitter-chopped horizon,] Killarney Clary 2023
Ming the Clam Cynthia Arrieu-King 2023
Sneaky Pete Kenward Elmslie 1975
Like a Bulrush Marianne Moore 1924
Sappho Sara Teasdale 1911
Moonlight on Manila Bay Fernando M. Maramág 1912
Selkie Weaning Young (Redux) Diana Khoi Nguyen 2023
Do you remember the beach Ana Blandiana 2022
Gitanjali 21 Rabindranath Tagore 1913
Wetland francine j. harris 2023
A Mona Lisa Angelina Weld Grimké 1927
When Dawn Comes to the City Claude McKay 1922
Devonport Chloe Honum 2023
Dearly Departed, Again I Dreamt About a Ship Camonghne Felix 2023
cinquains written during a tropical storm Urayoán Noel 2023

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