diff --git a/sites/poetry/src/components/sections/blog-post.tsx b/sites/poetry/src/components/sections/blog-post.tsx
index 84022db..4cb7aa9 100644
--- a/sites/poetry/src/components/sections/blog-post.tsx
+++ b/sites/poetry/src/components/sections/blog-post.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-import { Avatar, AvatarImage, AvatarFallback } from "@/components/ui/avatar";
-import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
-import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
-import { format } from "date-fns";
-import { Calendar, Clock, ArrowLeft, User } from "lucide-react";
-
 const BlogPost = ({
   post,
   children,
@@ -11,77 +5,15 @@ const BlogPost = ({
   post: any;
   children: React.ReactNode;
 }) => {
-  const { title, authorName, image, pubDate, description, authorImage } =
-    post.data;
+  const { title } = post.data;
+
   return (
-    <>
-      {/* Hero section with gradient background and post info */}
-      <section className="pb-8 pt-4">
-        <div className="container max-w-4xl">
-          <div className="space-y-2 text-center">
-            <h1 className="blog-post-title">
-              {title}
-            </h1>
-            <p className="text-muted-foreground mx-auto max-w-2xl text-lg">
-              {description}
-            </p>
-          </div>
-
-          <div className="mx-auto mt-6 flex max-w-md flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-6">
-            {/* Author info */}
-            {authorImage ? (
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-              </div>
-            ) : (
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                <div className="bg-primary/10 text-primary flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded-full shadow-sm">
-                  <User className="h-5 w-5" />
-                </div>
-                <div className="flex flex-col text-sm">
-                  <span className="font-medium">
-                    {authorName || "Anonymous"}
-                  </span>
-                  <span className="text-muted-foreground">Author</span>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            )}
-
-            {/* Date info */}
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
-              <div className="text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-1 text-sm">
-                <Calendar className="h-4 w-4" />
-                <span>{format(pubDate, "MMMM d, yyyy")}</span>
-              </div>
-
-              <div className="text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-1 text-sm">
-                <Clock className="h-4 w-4" />
-                <span>5 min read</span>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </section>
-
-      {/* Featured image */}
-      {image && (
-        <section className="container max-w-5xl py-4">
-          <div className="aspect-video w-full overflow-hidden rounded-xl border">
-            <img
-              src={image}
-              alt={title}
-              className="h-full w-full object-cover"
-            />
-          </div>
-        </section>
-      )}
-
-      {/* Article content */}
-      <section className="container my-10 max-w-3xl">
-        <article className="prose prose-lg dark:prose-invert prose-headings:font-semibold prose-a:text-primary mx-auto">
-          {children}
-        </article>
-      </section>
-    </>
+    <section className="container px-6 py-2 md:py-6">
+      <article className="poetry-post mx-auto">
+        <h1 className="poetry-post-title">{title}</h1>
+        <div className="poetry-post-body">{children}</div>
+      </article>
+    </section>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/sites/poetry/src/pages/[...slug].astro b/sites/poetry/src/pages/[...slug].astro
index ea2f2d7..5947d59 100644
--- a/sites/poetry/src/pages/[...slug].astro
+++ b/sites/poetry/src/pages/[...slug].astro
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import { getCollection, render } from 'astro:content';
 import DefaultLayout from '@/layouts/DefaultLayout.astro';
 import { BlogPost } from '@/components/sections/blog-post';
-import NewsletterSignup from '@/components/sections/newsletter-signup';
 import { ACTIVE_BLOG_SITE } from '@/blog-sites.js';
 import { SITE_TITLE } from '@/consts';
 
@@ -19,11 +18,9 @@ const { Content } = await render(post);
 ---
 
 <DefaultLayout title={`${post.data.title} | ${SITE_TITLE}`} description={post.data.description}>
-	<div class="py-16 md:py-28 lg:py-32">
-		<BlogPost post={post} client:only="react">
+	<div class="py-10 md:py-16 lg:py-20">
+		<BlogPost post={post}>
 			<Content />
 		</BlogPost>
 	</div>
-
-	<NewsletterSignup client:load />
 </DefaultLayout>
diff --git a/sites/poetry/src/pages/index.astro b/sites/poetry/src/pages/index.astro
index 8becdef..3ff54a0 100644
--- a/sites/poetry/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/sites/poetry/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -3,21 +3,116 @@ import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
 import DefaultLayout from '@/layouts/DefaultLayout.astro';
 import { SITE_TITLE, SITE_DESCRIPTION } from '@/consts';
 import { ACTIVE_BLOG_SITE } from '@/blog-sites.js';
-import { BlogPosts } from '@/components/sections/blog-posts';
 
 const posts = (await getCollection(ACTIVE_BLOG_SITE.key)).sort(
   (a, b) => b.data.pubDate.valueOf() - a.data.pubDate.valueOf(),
 );
+
+const formatDate = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en', {
+  month: 'short',
+  day: 'numeric',
+  year: 'numeric',
+  timeZone: 'UTC',
+});
+
+const poems = posts.map((post) => ({
+  title: post.data.title,
+  description: post.data.description,
+  href: `/${post.id.replace(/\/index$/, '')}/`,
+  dateLabel: formatDate.format(post.data.pubDate),
+  searchText: `${post.data.title} ${post.data.description}`.toLowerCase(),
+}));
+
+const recentPoems = poems.slice(0, 3);
 ---
 
 <DefaultLayout title={SITE_TITLE} description={SITE_DESCRIPTION}>
-  <div class="py-12 md:py-20 lg:py-24">
-    <div class="container max-w-5xl">
-      <div class="mb-10">
-        <h1 class="blog-page-title mb-3">{ACTIVE_BLOG_SITE.title}</h1>
-        <p class="text-lg text-muted-foreground">{ACTIVE_BLOG_SITE.description}</p>
+  <section class="poetry-home">
+    <div class="poetry-home-panel">
+      <div class="poetry-home-chrome" aria-hidden="true">
+        <span></span>
+        <span></span>
+        <span></span>
+      </div>
+
+      <header class="poetry-home-header">
+        <div>
+          <p class="poetry-home-kicker">{ACTIVE_BLOG_SITE.description}</p>
+          <h1>{ACTIVE_BLOG_SITE.title}</h1>
+        </div>
+
+        <form class="poetry-search" data-poem-search-form role="search">
+          <label class="sr-only" for="poem-search">Search poems</label>
+          <input
+            id="poem-search"
+            data-poem-search-input
+            type="search"
+            autocomplete="off"
+            placeholder="Search poems"
+          />
+          <button type="submit" aria-label="Search poems">
+            <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
+              <circle cx="11" cy="11" r="6.5"></circle>
+              <path d="m16 16 4 4"></path>
+            </svg>
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      </header>
+
+      <div class="poetry-home-grid">
+        <section class="poetry-recent" aria-labelledby="recent-poems">
+          <h2 id="recent-poems">Recent</h2>
+          <ol>
+            {recentPoems.map((poem) => (
+              <li>
+                <time>{poem.dateLabel}</time>
+                <a href={poem.href}>{poem.title}</a>
+              </li>
+            ))}
+          </ol>
+        </section>
+
+        <section class="poetry-archive" aria-labelledby="all-poems">
+          <h2 id="all-poems">All Poems</h2>
+          <ol data-poem-list>
+            {poems.map((poem) => (
+              <li data-poem-row data-search={poem.searchText}>
+                <a href={poem.href}>{poem.title}</a>
+                <time>{poem.dateLabel}</time>
+              </li>
+            ))}
+          </ol>
+          <p class="poetry-empty" data-poem-empty hidden>No poems found.</p>
+        </section>
       </div>
-      <BlogPosts posts={posts} client:only="react" />
     </div>
-  </div>
+  </section>
+
+  <script is:inline>
+    const form = document.querySelector("[data-poem-search-form]");
+    const input = document.querySelector("[data-poem-search-input]");
+    const rows = [...document.querySelectorAll("[data-poem-row]")];
+    const empty = document.querySelector("[data-poem-empty]");
+
+    function filterPoems() {
+      const query = input.value.trim().toLowerCase();
+      let visibleCount = 0;
+
+      for (const row of rows) {
+        const isVisible = !query || row.dataset.search.includes(query);
+        row.hidden = !isVisible;
+        if (isVisible) visibleCount += 1;
+      }
+
+      empty.hidden = visibleCount !== 0;
+    }
+
+    form.addEventListener("submit", (event) => {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      input.focus();
+      filterPoems();
+    });
+
+    input.addEventListener("input", filterPoems);
+  </script>
 </DefaultLayout>
diff --git a/sites/poetry/src/styles/global.css b/sites/poetry/src/styles/global.css
index a3cd166..9e479c2 100644
--- a/sites/poetry/src/styles/global.css
+++ b/sites/poetry/src/styles/global.css
@@ -293,6 +293,143 @@
     @apply text-2xl font-semibold md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl;
   }
 
+  .poetry-post {
+    @apply max-w-2xl text-center;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-post-title {
+    @apply mb-12 text-3xl font-semibold md:mb-16 md:text-4xl;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-post-body {
+    @apply mx-auto max-w-xl text-center text-xl leading-loose text-foreground/80 md:text-2xl;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-post-body :where(p) {
+    margin: 0 0 1.75em;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-post-body :where(p:last-child) {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-post-body :where(a) {
+    text-decoration-line: underline;
+    text-decoration-color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 35%, transparent);
+    text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-post-body :where(ul, ol) {
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin: 1.5em auto;
+    padding-left: 1.4em;
+    text-align: left;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-post-body :where(blockquote) {
+    margin: 2em auto;
+    max-width: 32rem;
+    color: hsl(var(--muted-foreground));
+  }
+
+  .poetry-post-body :where(hr) {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-post-body :where(pre) {
+    margin-inline: auto;
+    text-align: left;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-home {
+    @apply px-5 py-10 md:px-8 md:py-16 lg:py-20;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-home-panel {
+    @apply mx-auto max-w-5xl rounded-2xl border bg-card px-7 py-8 shadow-sm md:px-10 md:py-10;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-home-chrome {
+    @apply mb-12 flex gap-3;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-home-chrome span {
+    @apply block h-3 w-3 rounded-full bg-muted;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-home-header {
+    @apply flex flex-col gap-6 border-b pb-8 md:flex-row md:items-end md:justify-between;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-home-header h1 {
+    @apply mt-2 text-3xl font-semibold md:text-4xl;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-home-kicker {
+    @apply max-w-xl text-base text-muted-foreground;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-search {
+    @apply flex w-full max-w-sm items-center gap-2 rounded-full border bg-background/80 px-4 py-2 md:w-72;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-search input {
+    @apply min-w-0 flex-1 bg-transparent text-base outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/70;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-search button {
+    @apply flex h-8 w-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:text-foreground;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-search svg {
+    @apply h-5 w-5;
+    fill: none;
+    stroke: currentColor;
+    stroke-width: 1.8;
+    stroke-linecap: round;
+    stroke-linejoin: round;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-home-grid {
+    @apply grid gap-12 pt-10 md:grid-cols-[minmax(0,0.9fr)_minmax(0,1.3fr)] md:gap-16;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-recent h2,
+  .poetry-archive h2 {
+    @apply mb-6 text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-recent ol,
+  .poetry-archive ol {
+    @apply m-0 list-none p-0;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-recent li {
+    @apply grid grid-cols-[5.75rem_minmax(0,1fr)] gap-4 py-3;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-recent time,
+  .poetry-archive time {
+    @apply text-muted-foreground/75;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-recent a,
+  .poetry-archive a {
+    @apply font-semibold text-foreground decoration-muted-foreground/30 underline-offset-4 hover:underline;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-archive li {
+    @apply flex items-baseline justify-between gap-8 border-t py-4;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-archive li[hidden] {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .poetry-empty {
+    @apply border-t py-4 text-muted-foreground;
+  }
+
   .blog-card-title-featured {
     @apply text-xl font-semibold md:text-2xl;
   }