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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.

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
The Hunt For The Truth
I Saw the Way the World Was... Broken... Dying... Filled with Lies and Deceits. There were Peddlers of Solutions and Assurances of Healing...
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)3 months ago in Poets
Poems
I don’t write poems I am possessed by the them I speak for those that are otherwise silent I speak for the nonviolent I write as witness to those hemmed in on all sides
By Atomic Historian3 months ago in Poets
The life that once was
She’s hunting for that life she used to live, the life where she had a carefree opinion, a carefree choice of what she wanted to do with her life,
By Frances Helena3 months ago in Poets
Slow Down for True Love
Only by taking it slow can you identify those who truly cherish you. If you want a healthy and stable relationship, don't easily accept someone's initial approach.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing3 months ago in Poets
What We Chase
I’ve hunted many things— not with bow or blade, but with the trembling hands of someone who thought finding meant fixing.
By Marcus Hill3 months ago in Poets
The One That Didn’t Run
They said the chase was the point— the thrill, the blur, the reach. But I grew tired of worshiping distance. What if the lesson
By Marcus Hill3 months ago in Poets
The Last Fire's Philosophy
A Contemplation Upon Flame's Final Hour When fire forgets its rage and settles low The coals confess what flame would never know
By Tim Carmichael3 months ago in Poets
What Does It Truly Mean to Be an Emotionally Stable Adult?
Things you can easily lose never truly belonged to you. Embrace this truth and strive to be an emotionally stable adult. Do not expect too much from anyone or anything. When you release expectations, you eradicate disappointment, quiet the anxiety over gain and loss, and prevent emotional outbursts.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing3 months ago in Poets
To Know Thyself. Top Story - October 2025.
I Began the Search... I Sought to Find that Which Eludes Most... Who Am I? The Wise Men Claim that When You Understand Who You Are...
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)3 months ago in Poets