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!

David Scheler’s work has been published in numerous national and international publications. He was a member of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets, and served on the Wisconsin Governor’s Poet Laureate Commission. Currently retired as a marketing researcher, David spent 15 years as a jewelry designer. When not writing or translating poems into French, he enjoys fishing, music, and nurturing his gardens in Madison, Wisconsin. David's chapbook, Casting for Meteors, was named an "Editors' Choice" by The Aurorean poetry journal.