Skip to main content
Poets.org

mobileMenu

  • Poems
  • Poets
  • Poem-a-Day
  • National Poetry Month
  • Materials for Teachers
  • Literary Seminars
  • American Poets Magazine

Main navigation

  • Poets.org
  • Academy of American Poets
  • National Poetry Month
  • American Poets Magazine

User account menu

  • Log in
  • Membership
  • Donate
Donate
Poets.org

Poems

Search our extensive curated collection of over 10,000 poems by occasion, theme, and form, or search by keyword or poet’s name in the field below.

Page submenu block

  • find poems
  • find poets
  • poem-a-day
  • literary seminars
  • materials for teachers
  • poetry near you

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
Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind Carl Sandburg 1922
Delicate Cluster Walt Whitman 1891
Talking About New Orleans Jayne Cortez 2009
Praise Song for the Day Elizabeth Alexander 2009
America James Monroe Whitfield 1853
America Claude McKay 1921
Thanksgiving Letter from Harry Carl Dennis 2007
Election Year Donald Revell 2007
As I Walk These Broad Majestic Days Walt Whitman 1891
How We Did It (audio only) Muriel Rukeyser 1976
Exquisite Candidate Denise Duhamel 1997
Exquisite Politics Denise Duhamel 1997
Our Post-Soviet History Unfolds Eleanor Lerman 2005
Ballade [The goat scratches so much it can't sleep] François Villon 1965
Ballade [I die of thirst beside the fountain] François Villon 1965
America Robert Creeley 1991
wishes for sons Lucille Clifton 1991
December 2, 2002 Juliana Spahr 2005
Bomb Crater Sky Lam Thi My Da 2005
Patriotics David Baker 2002

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹‹
  • …
  • Page 16
  • Page 17
  • Page 18
  • Page 19
  • Next page ››
  • Last page Last »

Newsletter Sign Up

Support Us

  • Become a Member
  • Donate Now
  • Get Involved
  • Make a Bequest
  • Advertise with Us

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • SoundCloud
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Footer

  • poets.org

    • Find Poems
    • Find Poets
    • Poetry Near You
    • Jobs for Poets
    • Literary Seminars
    • Privacy Policy
    • Press Center
    • Advertise
  • academy of american poets

    • About Us
    • Programs
    • Prizes
    • First Book Award
    • James Laughlin Award
    • Ambroggio Prize
    • Chancellors
    • Staff
  • national poetry month

    • Poetry & the Creative Mind
    • Dear Poet Project
    • Poster
    • 30 Ways to Celebrate
    • Sponsorship
  • american poets

    • Books Noted
    • Essays
    • Advertise
© Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038
poets .org