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! Visit our home page every day to see a different poem.

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!

Abu’l Qasim As’ad ibn Billita lived and wrote  from approximately 1050 - 1100 in Andalusia, an area located in the south of Spain. Poetry was an integral element of Andalusian life during that time; it was written and read by virtually everyone and tended to be intensely emotional in content,  but spare and stark in its wording. It was the custom of Andalusian poets to gather and read their poems aloud for entertainment, much like our poetry readings today. If someone in attendance was inspired by what he heard, he would often compose and share the resultant poem on the spot.