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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
Deep Lane [June 23rd, evening of the first fireflies] Mark Doty 2011
The Branches Jean Valentine 2009
Not Merely Because of the Unknown That Was Stalking Toward Them [But the rocking chair] Jenny Boully 2008
Howl, Part III and Footnote to Howl (audio only) Allen Ginsberg 1975
At Night the States Alice Notley 2006
Heat Denis Johnson 1994
The Fish Linda Bierds 1994
The Blue Terrance Terrance Hayes 2006
Country Fair Charles Simic 1991
Summer Holiday Robinson Jeffers 1995
Past Light Pimone Triplett 2005
The Painting John Balaban 2003
The Teacher Hilarie Jones 2002
Souvenir of the Ancient World Carlos Drummond de Andrade 2002
Something New Under the Sun Steve Scafidi 2001
Metaphors of a Magnifico Wallace Stevens 1954
Memento Mori Maya C. Popa 2026
Wake Turbulence Elizabeth Metzger 2026
“I came here to be a poet …” Michael Montlack 2026
[And isn’t everything risk?] Gregory Orr 2026

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