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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
Native Memory Ansel Elkins 2016
A Parisian Roof Garden in 1918 Natalie Clifford Barney 1920
Hagar in the Wilderness Tyehimba Jess 2013
Variation on a Theme W. S. Merwin 2013
Poem [Your breath was shed] Dylan Thomas 1946
Each year Dora Malech 2010
Curtains Ruth Stone 1987
From “One Time” Christian Wiman 2010
“John Brown’s Body” [There were three stout pillars that held up all] Stephen Vincent Benét 1927
The White Witch James Weldon Johnson 1922
Fantasy Gwendolyn Bennett 1927
Boston Aaron Smith 2005
A Dozen Cocktails Please Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven 2026
At the BBQ Spot Tara Betts 2026
“Artificial neurons can be trained to kill humans without humans overseeing” K. A. Hays 2026
Control Charif Shanahan 2023
Alice Samuel Alfred Beadle 1912
Clutch Trish Hopkinson 2025
Blues Franchise David Henderson 2024
Ode to Aging Bodies Jan Mandell 2024

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