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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
One Sister have I in our house (14) Emily Dickinson 1890
Women of the 1980s Maryam Ivette Parhizkar 2023
For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina Michael Leong 2023
The Dustbowl Kenward Elmslie 1971
Message to My Sistah Joe Balaz 2022
Saada Ameen Rihani 1905
Farnaz Farnaz Fatemi 2022
Letter to my sister Trapeta B. Mayson 2008
Kablooey is the Sound You'll Hear Debra Marquart 2015
Pre-Existing Conditions Debra Marquart 2012
Day 29 (2020) Jamila Woods 2021
My Sister Teaches Me How to Ululate Seema Yasmin 2018
Venus & Serena Play Doubles On Center Court Kate Rushin 2020
The Black Queen Carrie Law Morgan Figgs 1921
A Family Resemblance (audio only) Audre Lorde 1968
Scar (audio only) Audre Lorde 1978
Meet (audio only) Audre Lorde 1978
A Bridge on Account of Sex: A Trans Woman Speaks to Susan B. Anthony on the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment Joy Ladin 2020
19th Amendment Ragtime Parade Marilyn Chin 2020
Other Women’s Children Amaud Jamaul Johnson 2020

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