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American poets and poems

The American poets gathered here range from expansive public address to compressed private lyric. Their poems return to democracy, landscape, spiritual argument, grief, labor, and self-invention.

The list is based on verified United States place records in Poem Explorer’s current corpus.

7 poets619 poemsPublic-domain source editions

Poets in this collection

  1. Edgar Allan PoeAmerican Romanticism · 50 poems
  2. Emily DickinsonAmerican Romanticism · 362 poems
  3. Henry Wadsworth LongfellowAmerican Romanticism · 39 poems
  4. Kahlil GibranModern mysticism · 87 poems
  5. Paul Laurence DunbarAmerican Realism · 9 poems
  6. Ralph Waldo EmersonTranscendentalism · 5 poems
  7. Walt WhitmanAmerican Romanticism · 67 poems

Selected poems

120 starting points, with featured poems first.

  1. "Hope" is the thing with feathersEmily Dickinson · 12 lines
  2. A Psalm of LifeHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 37 lines
  3. Annabel LeeEdgar Allan Poe · 41 lines
  4. Celestial LoveRalph Waldo Emerson · 107 lines
  5. ChildrenHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 36 lines
  6. Common ThingsPaul Laurence Dunbar · 20 lines
  7. GodKahlil Gibran · 26 lines
  8. Gods.Walt Whitman · 32 lines
  9. Going to Heaven!Emily Dickinson · 27 lines
  10. Her Sweet turn to leave the HomesteadEmily Dickinson · 28 lines
  11. Life's TragedyPaul Laurence Dunbar · 16 lines
  12. Little Brown BabyPaul Laurence Dunbar · 32 lines
  13. Loss And GainRalph Waldo Emerson · 16 lines
  14. LoveKahlil Gibran · 20 lines
  15. Merry AutumnPaul Laurence Dunbar · 40 lines
  16. Miracles.Walt Whitman · 37 lines
  17. MithridatesRalph Waldo Emerson · 34 lines
  18. My Little March GirlPaul Laurence Dunbar · 24 lines
  19. Ode To BeautyRalph Waldo Emerson · 99 lines
  20. On ChildrenKahlil Gibran · 34 lines
  21. On GivingKahlil Gibran · 86 lines
  22. On Joy and SorrowKahlil Gibran · 40 lines
  23. On LoveKahlil Gibran · 78 lines
  24. On WorkKahlil Gibran · 92 lines
  25. Poem of Remembrance for a Girl or a Boy.Walt Whitman · 33 lines
  26. Song for All Seas, All Ships.Walt Whitman · 27 lines
  27. Success is counted sweetestEmily Dickinson · 12 lines
  28. SympathyPaul Laurence Dunbar · 21 lines
  29. The Children's HourHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 40 lines
  30. The ForerunnerKahlil Gibran · 29 lines
  31. The Landlord's Tale; Paul Revere's RideHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 130 lines
  32. The Rainy DayHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 15 lines
  33. The RavenEdgar Allan Poe · 113 lines
  34. The Trees like Tassels -- hit -- and swung --Emily Dickinson · 28 lines
  35. There came a Day at Summer's fullEmily Dickinson · 28 lines
  36. To a Locomotive in Winter.Walt Whitman · 26 lines
  37. To EvaRalph Waldo Emerson · 24 lines
  38. To HelenEdgar Allan Poe · 15 lines
  39. To HelenEdgar Allan Poe · 66 lines
  40. To----Edgar Allan Poe · 12 lines
  41. UlalumeEdgar Allan Poe · 94 lines
  42. When I heard at the Close of the Day.Walt Whitman · 27 lines
  43. Woods in WinterHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 28 lines
  44. 'Tis One by One -- the Father counts --Emily Dickinson · 16 lines
  45. 'Twas a long Parting -- but the timeEmily Dickinson · 16 lines
  46. 'Twas here my summer pausedEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  47. 'Twas just this time, last year, I died.Emily Dickinson · 24 lines
  48. 'Twas later when the summer wentEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  49. 'Twould ease -- a Butterfly --Emily Dickinson · 14 lines
  50. "Arcturus" is his other nameEmily Dickinson · 32 lines
  51. "Faith" is a fine inventionEmily Dickinson · 4 lines
  52. "Faithful to the end" AmendedEmily Dickinson · 17 lines
  53. "Heaven" -- is what I cannot reach!Emily Dickinson · 12 lines
  54. "Heaven" has different Signs -- to me --Emily Dickinson · 20 lines
  55. "Heavenly Father" -- take to theeEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  56. "Lethe" in my flower,Emily Dickinson · 8 lines
  57. "Nature" is what we see --Emily Dickinson · 12 lines
  58. “Said a Sheet of Snow-White Paper....”Kahlil Gibran · 8 lines
  59. "The Perfect World"Kahlil Gibran · 42 lines
  60. A Boston Ballad, 1854.Walt Whitman · 49 lines
  61. A chilly Peace infests the GrassEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  62. A Death blow is a Life blow to SomeEmily Dickinson · 4 lines
  63. A Door just opened on a street --Emily Dickinson · 8 lines
  64. A DreamEdgar Allan Poe · 16 lines
  65. A Dream Within A DreamEdgar Allan Poe · 24 lines
  66. A Drop Fell on the Apple Tree --Emily Dickinson · 16 lines
  67. A Flower will not trouble her, it has so small a Foot,Emily Dickinson · 3 lines
  68. A full fed Rose on meals of TintEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  69. A great Hope fellEmily Dickinson · 17 lines
  70. A happy lip -- breaks suddenEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  71. A Light exists in SpringEmily Dickinson · 20 lines
  72. A little Dog that wags his tailEmily Dickinson · 16 lines
  73. A little Madness in the SpringEmily Dickinson · 6 lines
  74. A little Snow was here and thereEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  75. A loss of something ever felt I --Emily Dickinson · 16 lines
  76. A Murmur in the Trees -- to noteEmily Dickinson · 20 lines
  77. A PæanEdgar Allan Poe · 44 lines
  78. A Pang is more conspicuous in SpringEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  79. A Pit -- but Heaven over it --Emily Dickinson · 17 lines
  80. A soft Sea washed around the HouseEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  81. A something in a summer's DayEmily Dickinson · 22 lines
  82. A Tooth upon Our PeaceEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  83. A ValentineEdgar Allan Poe · 20 lines
  84. A Wife -- at daybreak I shall beEmily Dickinson · 13 lines
  85. A Wind that roseEmily Dickinson · 9 lines
  86. A Woman Waits for Me.Walt Whitman · 48 lines
  87. Absent Place -- an April Day --Emily Dickinson · 8 lines
  88. Adieu to a Soldier.Walt Whitman · 17 lines
  89. Afternoon in FebruaryHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 24 lines
  90. Ah, Moon -- and Star!Emily Dickinson · 17 lines
  91. Al AaraafEdgar Allan Poe · 424 lines
  92. All but Death, can be Adjusted --Emily Dickinson · 8 lines
  93. AmbitionKahlil Gibran · 20 lines
  94. An Antiquated TreeEmily Dickinson · 7 lines
  95. An April DayHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 32 lines
  96. An EnigmaEdgar Allan Poe · 14 lines
  97. An Old Man’s Thought of School.Walt Whitman · 20 lines
  98. And this of all my HopesEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  99. And When my Joy was BornKahlil Gibran · 15 lines
  100. Angels, in the early morningEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  101. As Children bid the Guest "Good Night"Emily Dickinson · 8 lines
  102. As I Sat Alone by Blue Ontario’s Shores.Walt Whitman · 456 lines
  103. As if some little Arctic flowerEmily Dickinson · 12 lines
  104. As if the Sea should partEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  105. As Sleigh Bells seem in summerEmily Dickinson · 8 lines
  106. As Summer into Autumn slipsEmily Dickinson · 12 lines
  107. As the Starved Maelstrom laps the NaviesEmily Dickinson · 16 lines
  108. As the Time Draws Nigh.Walt Whitman · 10 lines
  109. Ashes of Soldiers.Walt Whitman · 43 lines
  110. AutumnHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 14 lines
  111. Autumn -- overlooked my Knitting --Emily Dickinson · 8 lines
  112. Autumn WithinHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 12 lines
  113. Away from Home are some and I --Emily Dickinson · 8 lines
  114. Beautiful Women.Walt Whitman · 2 lines
  115. Beauty -- be not caused -- It Is --Emily Dickinson · 8 lines
  116. Beauty crowds me till I dieEmily Dickinson · 4 lines
  117. Before you thought of SpringEmily Dickinson · 16 lines
  118. Bereavement in their death to feelEmily Dickinson · 12 lines
  119. Besides the Autumn poets singEmily Dickinson · 16 lines
  120. Better -- than Music! For I -- who heard it --Emily Dickinson · 24 lines