WishBy Linda Sue ParkFor someone to read a poem again, and again, and then, having lifted it from page to brain—the easy ...Arts & Culture
Poetry is My UnderwearBy April Halprin WaylandMy sister found them. Read them out loud. She’s so proud, she’s running to our parents waving my poems in the ...LivingYouthRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsDisappointmentArts & CultureBeing Oneself + 2 more
p1PoemsBy Nikki GrimesI am hardly ever able to sort through my memories and come away whole or untroubled. It is difficult...LivingLife ChoicesThe MindArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsJoy & ContentmentArts & CultureBeing Oneself
p1The Last WordBy Nikki GrimesI am a door of metaphor waiting to be opened. You’ll find no lock, no key. All are free to enter, at...Arts & SciencesReading & BooksJoy & ContentmentOptimismArts & Culture
p1ClarinetBy Chera HammonsApart, we are two quiet things: a person and an instrument. I in my body, the clarinet in its case. ...LivingThe BodyThe MindArts & SciencesMusicJoy & ContentmentArts & CultureBeing Oneself
p1One of UsBy Joyce Sidman“That kid is weird,” says the teacher, flipping her shining hair. “I don’t know where he’s at.” Indeed...LivingYouthActivitiesSchool & LearningArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsReading & BooksJoy & ContentmentOptimismArts & CultureSchool + 4 more
p1Every day as a wide field, every pageBy Naomi Shihab Nye1 Standing outside staring at a tree gentles our eyes We cheer to see fireflies winking again Where ...LivingYouthArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsReading & BooksArts & Culture
Ode on a Grecian UrnBy John KeatsThou still unravish'd bride of quietness, Thou foster-child of silence and slow time, Sylvan historian...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionHeartache & LossInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveUnrequited LoveNatureLandscapes & PastoralsLivingThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsArts & SciencesMusicPainting & SculpturePhilosophyMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesEkphrasisOdeAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentArts & CultureClassics + 25 more
Tula [“Books are door-shaped”]By Margarita EngleBooks are door-shaped portals carrying me across oceans and centuries, helping me feel less alone. But...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingParenthoodYouthRelationshipsHome LifeArts & SciencesReading & BooksDisappointmentArts & CultureBeing OneselfSchool + 6 more
Tula [“City life is a whirl of poetry readings”]By Margarita EngleCity life is a whirl of poetry readings and forbidden tertulias, gatherings where young and old, rich and poor...LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeClassRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsReading & BooksJoy & ContentmentArts & Culture + 5 more
Drum Dream GirlBy Margarita EngleOn an island of music in a city of drumbeats the drum dream girl dreamed of pounding tall conga drums...LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityHistory & PoliticsLivingComing of AgeYouthRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesSchool & LearningArts & SciencesMusicDisappointmentArts & CultureBeing Oneself + 10 more
Words are BirdsBy Francisco X. Alarcónwords are birds that arrive with books and spring they love clouds the wind and trees some words are...For All AgesArts & Culture
IfBy Karen Jo ShapiroIf you can't wait to pick a book right now And read it through until the very end To find out who did...Arts & Culture
p1In a Station of the MetroBy Ezra PoundThe apparition of these faces in the crowd: Petals on a wet, black bough.Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeThe MindDoubt & ContemplationTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesEpigramJoy & ContentmentArts & Culture + 3 more
The RavenBy Edgar Allan PoeOnce upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume...LoveHeartache & LossLivingSorrow & GrievingMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalHorrorHalloweenStanza FormsRhymed StanzaAngerBlameDisappointmentGriefMelancholy & DespairAnimalsArts & CultureClassics + 11 more
OzymandiasBy Percy Bysshe ShelleyI met a traveller from an antique land, Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the ...LivingTime & BrevityActivitiesTravels & JourneysVerse FormsSonnetDisappointmentArts & CultureClassics + 2 more
If—By Rudyard KiplingIf you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust...ReligionFaith & DoubtLivingComing of AgeFarewells & Good LuckGraduationStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesAnaphoraHumorOptimismArts & CultureBeing OneselfClassics + 8 more
My PaBy J. Patrick LewisI came hungry into the world, and for that, look no further than my Pa. A history buff and a small-p...LivingParenthoodArts & SciencesReading & BooksArts & Culture
Carole RobertsonBy Carole Boston WeatherfordCarole Robertston, Who loved books, earned straight A's, And took dance lessons every Saturday. Who ...Arts & CultureCulture
Openin’ NightBy Shel SilversteinShe had the jitters She had the flu She showed up late She missed her cue She kicked the director She...LivingActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesTheater & DanceDisappointmentHumorFor All AgesArts & Culture + 2 more