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Banal but Relatable, Why your Instagram Poetry Sucks
I attended a writer’s group the other day and observed an interesting inter-generational divide. A young man scrolled through his Instagram and read some of his poems out loud, prompting some very illuminating feedback.
By Angela Volkov5 years ago in Poets
In The Beginning volume 1
A little background for this edition of poetry... times were different back then; looking for love in all the wrong places. Being able to hold to the hope of being loved as much as I had hoped I was out of my head and my heart seemed to take on a mind of its own. These poems range from July 10, 2010 to Sept. 11, 2011. This is the reason for so many volumes. I hope that y'all enjoy them.
By Jessica Taylor5 years ago in Poets
Sin
Gravid with winsome intentions Not realizing how puerile The deepest of the graves I watch him as he fell Deeper into the zones of all he never knew
By Cadma5 years ago in Poets
Hindsight 20/20
It’s always easy to know the right thing to do after something has happened, but we almost never do what’s best. It’s hard to pass life’s tests
By Aprile Reltuh5 years ago in Poets
You Go Where I Have Been!
I was going to London, hoping to see the Queen! Wasn’t allowed into the palace, disappointed, I had been! Photo By Author
By ankit priyadarshi5 years ago in Poets
Let's Write A Narrative Poem
Narrative Poem: A narrative poem tells a story. A story about a certain situation with a beginning, middle and end. It can have characters and a plot, but it has to tell a story. Can be any size length.
By K. Exum5 years ago in Poets
It's all about the poetry
It's all about the poetry The flow in me The words that describe And the rhythm that rides The wave I create That lifts the weight
By Nina Hearn5 years ago in Poets
Writing Advice
Writing is a passion of mine, and my personal way to cope with anything I can't bring myself to say out loud to anyone else, whether it's through writing little stories or short poems--writing just makes life a little easier to hold when you have an interpretation to tag along with it.
By Tiyah Baht Yahweh5 years ago in Poets
The Brick Mailbox
Who am I to think that the world does not revolve around me? I am just kid. At 9 years of age, playing around all day and nighttime, I longed for every moment. The time my mom would cross her arms while she waited and sat. Rocking back and forth in her chair on the front porch I knew she was tired of it. All the excuses and selective reasoning to all she has just been trying to concur, it had me perculiar. Inquisitive to many things understanding to very few. And that’s why I hated dreams because reality loved staring back at you.
By Isaiah5 years ago in Poets
APRIL, NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
April is National Poetry Month. During the month of April I will share some of my favorite poems with you. First here is a little background about National Poetry Month:
By LaShunta H5 years ago in Poets
Though We Both Shed Red
My soul spills in iridescence, with colors that track the moon. Soft and heavy voices alike whisper, “what magic is there that exists that surrounds me with this vessel?”.
By Tiyah Baht Yahweh5 years ago in Poets
Atlantis Speak To Me
And he sits down and gathers the noise of silence as he sits. I am not broken, he thinks, and he frowns his serious face, his darkened eyes from the lack of light stare out into the empty space of his living room and he repeats to himself out loud this time, "I am not broken."
By Tiyah Baht Yahweh5 years ago in Poets