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!

Iris Lee Underwood is an author, poet, speaker, editor, consultant and journalist based in North Oakland County, Michigan. Author of Encouraging Words for All Seasons, a collection of essays about the happiness and hardships of family life, and Growing Lavender, a collection of poems, Iris's articles and columns have appeared in numerous publications. Past president of Detroit Working Writers (formerly Detroit Women Writers), and former Writer in Residence at the Troy Public Library, she presents a variety of literary-themed programs at libraries, community centers, and women’s teas. Learn more about Iris here.