Yooo, its National Poetry Day. What d'you mean you haven't sent a poem to someone yet?? Don't be THAT guy. Lucky for you, I'm the equivalent of the garage you run into on Valentines Day to buy an emergency box of Milk Tray. I got poems for all occasions and folks so form a queue:

For those who marvel and despair at the task of parenting, have yourself this stunner from Sharon Olds.

All my black women, send this miracle of a poem to another black woman you love.

Send this Kayo Chingonyi poem to an ardent music nerd.

Change your dating app profile to this sublime sonnet by Terence Hayes.

If you or someone you know needs some dogged perseverance, have this shy ray of hope in the form of a Caroline Bird banger.

Send this to your best friend in the entire world, from the Acknowledgements at the end of Danez Smith's INSANE collection Homie.

Another scorching Sharon Olds number. All I can say is DON'T send it to your devoutly Catholic family members??

Send this to the sexy but maddening person who ghosted you who you're, like totally over.

Send this to the person who last made your toes curl up.

Another one for the parents out there *airhorns*

Send one of these lil gems to a nature loving friend.

For children of divorce, from Warsan Shire.

Some breathtaking queer poetry right here, from Andrew Mcmillan, Toby Campion and Ocean Vuong.

Send this Rob Auton poem to your friend who is convinced the apocalypse is nigh.

For those battling with the black dog, this poem from Tom Sastry is as brilliant as it is bleak. Sometimes we simply need a poem to sit with us in the darkness.

And finally, send this out as a demonstration of support, solidarity and connection in these (you guessed it) uNprECedenTed TiMes.
Thanks to the late great Lisel Mueller for this.