Skip to main content
Poets.org

mobileMenu

  • Poems
  • Poets
  • Poem-a-Day
  • National Poetry Month
  • Materials for Teachers
  • Academy of American Poets
  • 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
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
  • library (texts, books & more)
  • 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
Nonsense Alphabet Edward Lear 1846
Fuel Naomi Shihab Nye 1998
The Hand Mary Ruefle 1996
Art Class James Galvin 1997
Lost Fugue for Chet Lynda Hull 2006
Apples Grace Schulman 2007
In Michael Robins's class minus one Bob Hicok 2007
Why Latin Should Still Be Taught in High School Christopher Bursk 2006
Mary's Lamb Sarah Josepha Hale 1830
Evening Walk as the School Year Starts Sydney Lea 2005
The Testing-Tree Stanley Kunitz 1971
The Highwayman Alfred Noyes 1906
Being Jewish in a Small Town Lyn Lifshin 1989
The Junior High School Band Concert David Wagoner 1999
First Gestures Julia Spicher Kasdorf 1998
One A.M. [excerpt] David Young 1994
Panty Raid Terri Ford 2001
Pledge Elizabeth Powell 2001
M. Degas Teaches Art & Science at Durfee Intermediate School, Detroit 1942 (audio only) Philip Levine 1991
Sentimental Education Mary Ruefle 2000

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹‹
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Current page 3
  • Page 4
  • Next page ››
  • Last page Last »

Newsletter Sign Up

Support Us

  • Become a Member
  • Donate Now
  • Get Involved
  • Make a Bequest
  • Advertise with Us
  • Poets Shop

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • SoundCloud
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Footer

  • poets.org

    • Find Poems
    • Find Poets
    • Poetry Near You
    • Jobs for Poets
    • Read Stanza
    • 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
    • 30 Ways to Celebrate
    • Sponsorship
  • american poets

    • Books Noted
    • Essays
    • Advertise
© Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038
poets .org