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How-tos for all things poetry; learn how to analyze a poem, construct a haiko, differentiate between a metaphor and simile and more.

Now Wow!
Fear shown my weakness, But become strength. Fear taken me down and drown, But now I am strong. Then, don’t look ’in me down,
By WALL_Eabout a year ago in Poets
From Solitude to Community: My Journey on Foot
"I started walking alone toward my destination, but along the way, people began connecting with me, and it became a community"
By Mohammad Usmanabout a year ago in Poets
Work For It
Gotta see it through Interest fades Virtue stays Every day is filled with its own choices Make the right one Elevate above the bad ones
By L.I.Eabout a year ago in Poets
Boss vs Leader: Understanding the Difference
In the professional work context, the terms ‘boss’ and ‘leader’ can be understood as synonyms. Nevertheless, this distinction is critical to cultivating a healthy organizational culture and performance. Where a boss is autocratic in discipline and power, a leader is more persuasive, motivating, and transformative.
By Mohammad Usmanabout a year ago in Poets
Red Texta Circle
conformity/uniformity the taste of obsequiousness with a subtle hint of your brand (just on the back of the tongue)
By Brenabout a year ago in Poets
Celebrating the doom of independence
Celebrating the doom of independence Liberation in its precipice gallops in the abyss of glee, Callous whispers of unserved justice writhe the soul with pain that abhors the plea
By Hridya Sharmaabout a year ago in Poets
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afraid to see the words on paper that it is not me that it really is him that unmanageable, and totally that out of my control
By ⸘jason alan‽about a year ago in Poets
take alternatives. Content Warning.
the hierophant, the backwards fool, and the emperor all find justice together, but just between us it looks good, for a thin surface
By ⸘jason alan‽about a year ago in Poets
Father
In quiet strength, a father stands, A rock amidst life’s shifting sands, His love, a lighthouse in the night,
By ANFASabout a year ago in Poets
Ok, I admit it.... Content Warning.
. Ok, I admit it... By Ross e f Lombardi. . Ok, I admit It. I admit that I am struggling a little bit. I admit I am bruising my own soul a little bit.
By Ross E Fortune Lombardiabout a year ago in Poets
Why We Wonder
Why We Wonder Sell your soul to costly, gleaming screens! To smartphones, tablets, laptops, and their might. We’re caught in their web, day and endless night,
By Bea Van Der Hoekabout a year ago in Poets
In a relationship, it's not your job
e - To convince someone to choose you, to treat you well, or to stay. - To edit yourself in order to match your partner's expectations.
By Shashnaabout a year ago in Poets