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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
Venus & Serena Play Doubles on Center Court Kate Rushin 2020
Losing the 440-Yard Dash Afaa Michael Weaver 2016
Fishing on the Susquehanna in July Billy Collins 1998
The Marathon Runner Fenton Johnson 1927
Days of Me Stuart Dischell 2003
A Perfect Game Yesenia Montilla 2016
Bird Tomás Q. Morín 2025
Self-Portrait with Dad’s Baseball Glove Nathan Hoks 2019
The Bee James Dickey 1967
Hoops with Nets Mark Halliday 2025
Sports History Brett Fletcher Lauer 2016
Summer Triptych Linda Pastan 2015
Love Game Angelo Geter 2018
Perfect Form Kamilah Aisha Moon 2016
Health Rafael Campo 2010
Night Baseball Michael Blumenthal 1984
[And I return to the field] Iain Haley Pollock 2026
Essay on Reentry Reginald Dwayne Betts 2019
Taking Your Olympic Measure Alberto Ríos 2021
The Money Eloisa Amezcua 2018

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