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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
Modern Love: VII George Meredith 1909
John Henry crosses the threshold— Samiya Bashir 2017
War Leslie Coulson 1917
Thank You Jesus Teri Ellen Cross Davis 2017
Of the Irresolubleness of Diamonds Monica Ferrell 2017
Upon the Heights Yone Noguchi 2017
Time to be the fine line of light Carrie Fountain 2017
May Perpetual Light Shine Patricia Spears Jones 2017
Assured Alexander Posey 2017
Prayer on Aladdin's Lamp Marcus Wicker 2017
Leaving the Pain Clinic William Brewer 2017
little prayer Danez Smith 2017
Calling on All Silent Minorities June Jordan 2017
three thousand lost kisses Andrés Montoya 2017
The Gift H.D. 2017
Toward Where We Are Mark Irwin 2017
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities Chen Chen 2017
María de la Luz Knows How to Walk Juan Felipe Herrera 2017
Election Year Richard Blanco 2016
Poem for the Poorest Country in the Western Hemisphere Danielle Legros Georges 2016

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