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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
Shaving Your Father's Face Michael Dickman 2010
How the Pope Is Chosen (audio only) James Tate 1996
Five Easy Prayers for Pagans Philip Appleman 1998
Father Edgar Guest 1919
The Life of Man Russell Edson 2009
Ave Maria Frank O’Hara 1964
Teaching the Ape to Write Poems James Tate 1991
Poet as Immortal Bird Ron Padgett 2001
Workshop Billy Collins 1995
Exquisite Candidate Denise Duhamel 1997
The List of Famous Hats James Tate 1986
My Great Great Etc. Uncle Patrick Henry James Tate 1972
Some Things Don't Make Any Sense at All Judith Viorst 1981
Lines on Retirement, after Reading Lear David Wright 2005
Mr. Grumpledump’s Song Shel Silverstein 2004
Restless Leg Syndrome (audio only) James Tate 1996
It Happens Like This James Tate 2003
My Philosophy of Life John Ashbery 1995

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