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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
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
On Joy and Sorrow Kahlil Gibran 1923
I Hear an Army James Joyce 1914
Poem Langston Hughes 1926
My November Guest Robert Frost 2018
Dear Mother, Dear Mother Itshe Slutsky 2025
He Made Me Sing Gertrude P. McBrown 1927
Stumbling Through Self-Care Frederick Joseph 2024
Vas Doloris Julián del Casal 1916
Instead of Depression Andrea Gibson 2021
Rest Stop Chandler Peters-Durose 2024
To a Tree in Bloom Hildegarde Flanner 1924
The Heart Recalcitrant Leonora Speyer 1921
Autumn Landscape Max Eastman 1913
[O But My Delicate Lover] Sappho 1907
From “Dark Joys” Stephen Kuusisto 2024
The Coming of Night Skipwith Cannell 1917
Incognito Grief: A Blues Allison Joseph 2024
The Blind Musician James T. Franklin 1900
And You . . . Jason Allen-Paisant 2024

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