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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
For My People Margaret Walker 2017
Hurricane Yona Harvey 2017
Shoulders Naomi Shihab Nye 1994
Dream Song 1 John Berryman 1959
Diving into the Wreck Adrienne Rich 1973
In the chemo room, I wear mittens made of ice so I don’t lose my fingernails. But I took a risk today to write this down. Andrea Gibson 2023
Dead Stars Ada Limón 2018
Instructions on Not Giving Up Ada Limón 2017
Life is Fine Langston Hughes 1994
Greensickness Laurel Chen 2022
The Fish Elizabeth Bishop 2011
The Index Rena Priest 2020
Still I Rise Maya Angelou 1978
The Splendid Body Rebecca Lindenberg 2023
At the Gate of the Valley Zbigniew Herbert 2007
Leaving the House Nasser Rabah 2025
The Sea / Is Sacred Still Andrew Calis 2025
Astonished Marc Harshman 2025
Learn Your Song Gabriel Ramirez 2025
alameda point David Maduli 2025

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