This site exists for one purpose only: to help dispel the ugly and absolutely untrue myth that poetry is boring. Granted, a lot of poetry is boring, but you won't find it here. At Your Daily Poem, you'll find poetry that is touching, funny, provocative, inspiring, uplifting, and surprising. It may punch you in the gut, it may bring tears to your eyes, it may make you laugh out loud, but it most assuredly will not bore you!

Poetry on YDP—by poets living and long dead, famous to completely unknown--is specially selected for accessibility and appeal. Thanks so much for visiting—and remember: a poem a day keeps the doldrums away!

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Anne Higgins teaches English at Mount Saint Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. She is a member of the Daughters of Charity, a religious congregation she joined at the age of thirty, and she has Amish and Mennonite connections through her maternal grandparents. A passionate birder and flower gardener, Anne is the author of five books and a two year cancer survivor. Learn more about her at http://annesbirdpoems.blogspot.com.

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