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
Short-Order Cook Jim Daniels 1985
Passing Through Albuquerque John Balaban 1991
To the Oracle at Delphi Lawrence Ferlinghetti 2001
The Woodspurge Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1856
[In my eyes he matches the gods] Sappho 2007
At Deep Midnight Minnie Bruce Pratt 1999
[When we walked along the garden path] Hafsa bint al-Hajj Arrakuniyya 1991
[In company] Ulayya bint al-Mahdi 2026
The Dance of the Lambs and the Birds Ameen Animashaun 2025
You Can Light a Fire Without a Match, You Can Catch a Fish Without a Hook, You Can Make a Blind Man See Jari Bradley 2025
From “Migrations” Gloria Gervitz 2025
When I’m on the Bed Martha Silano 2025
As a Kid I Was Told, “Don’t Step on a Crack or You’ll Break Your Momma’s Back” Karla Cordero 2025
Love Poem with Staples Laura Read 2025
Mantle Kevin Young 2025
Acceptance Kerry Hardie 2025
Holiday cheer or holiday void— Haleh Liza Gafori 2024
Sign Sahar Romani 2024
On the Three Forms of Water Campbell McGrath 2021
A Violet Darkness Najwan Darwish 2024

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹‹
  • …
  • Page 226
  • Page 227
  • Page 228
  • Page 229
  • …
  • 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
    • Sponsorship
  • american poets

    • Books Noted
    • Essays
    • Advertise
© Academy of American Poets, 195 Broadway 9th Floor, New York, NY 10007
poets .org