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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.

Embrace the Present, Heal Yourself
If you're depressed, you're living in the past; if you're anxious, you're living in the future; if you're calm, you're living in the present.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing3 months ago in Poets
When Your Eyes Spoke First
Before your voice ever reached my name your eyes had already spoken. A spark leapt across the air and everything around us softened.
By The 9x Fawdi3 months ago in Poets
“The Day I Stopped Saying Sorry”
The Day I Stopped Saying Sorry By[Ali Rehman] There wasn’t one single moment. No thunderclap, no grand revelation. Just a quiet morning, a cold cup of tea,
By Ali Rehman3 months ago in Poets
What Are the Only Three Things in This World?
There are only three types of things in this world: our own affairs, other people's affairs, and God's affairs. We can only control our own affairs; the affairs of others and of God are difficult to change.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing3 months ago in Poets
Snapshots
i keep mental souvenirs in mental scrapbooks i loathe to cherish. each page, another attempt at closing the deal; yet being the ‘victor’ is a title
By Lamar Wiggins3 months ago in Poets
The Scariest Thing About Society Today
We have So Many Problems in Today's World... Burnout Rates that are Over 80%... Chronic Illness Continues to Dramatically Rise...
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)3 months ago in Poets
Soft Doesn’t Shatter
Not everything survives by fighting. Some things endure by listening to the storm’s language, and answering nothing.
By Marcus Hill3 months ago in Poets
The In-Between
Our Society Today is Deeply Focused on the Goals... The End... The Awards... The Recognitions. It has Become Something that We Seek to Desperate Ends.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)3 months ago in Poets
The Endless Scroll
We build our altars to the algorithm's god, And curate faces on the polished sod. A marketplace of smiles, a digital sea,
By The 9x Fawdi3 months ago in Poets
The Wisdom of Speaking Less
The exhaustive nature of constant talking is often underestimated. A truly wise person often adopts a "few words" approach, recognizing it as their best defense.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing3 months ago in Poets
The Unexpected Journeys In Your Career
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? It's a Question that We Ask at Different Points in People's Lives... Or Some Variation of That Question.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)3 months ago in Poets
The Light In Her Shadow
She woke with a weight she couldn’t explain, A fog in her chest, a thunder of pain. The mirror just echoed what she couldn’t see
By Roman B Jr.3 months ago in Poets