About Poetry Valley

Poetry Valley is a home for poetry in two languages: English poems for everyday moments, and Urdu poetry and shayari from one of the world’s great literary traditions. Whether you need the right words for a card, a memorial, a caption or a quiet moment on your own, we want you to find them here.

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What you’ll find here

English poems. Love poems, sad poems, family and occasion poems, poems about life and poems about social issues, grouped by the moment you need them for.
Urdu poetry and shayari. Urdu poetry including sad shayari, love shayari, Islamic poetry and Eid poetry.
Famous poets. Work by English and Urdu poets, from Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe to Allama Iqbal, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Parveen Shakir.
Quotes. Rumi quotes and Urdu quotes, grouped by theme.
Learn poetry. Guides to poem forms such as haiku and concrete poems, with more on reading and writing poetry on the way.

How we put our pages together

We organize poems around real occasions and feelings, not just keywords, and we are adding a line of context to our collections so you can pick the right poem quickly.

When we share work by other poets, we credit the poet. We publish full poems only when they are in the public domain or we have permission; for modern poets we share short excerpts and point you to the original source. You can read the details in our Editorial & Copyright Policy.

Corrections and credit

If you spot a mistake or a missing credit, or you find your own work here without your permission, please contact us. We review every request and will correct or remove content promptly.