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!

Susan Stenson is the author of three books of poetry, plus a chapbook, and teaches English and creative writing. Her work has appeared in most Canadian literary magazines and rides the buses throughout British Columbia via the Poetry in Transit program. Awarded numerous prizes, including first place in the Great Canadian Literary Hunt, Susan has been active in Canada’s Random Acts of Poetry program and co-publishes The Claremont Review, a literary magazine for writers aged 13 to 19. She lives "ecstatically," as she terms it, in Victoria, British Columbia, with her family.

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