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The Poetic Backbeat
John Lennon once proclaimed that impactful songwriting means to “Say what you mean, make it rhyme, and put a backbeat to it” (Lennon). Yet Lennon’s advice should not be limited to writing pop songs--it also offers guidance for composing free verse poetry. For although free verse, unlike sonnets, lacks rhyme schemes and rhythmic meter, it uses literary techniques to create rhythmic effects that convey meaning with symbolic resonance akin to the backbeat in music.
By Geoffrey Philp 2 years ago in Poets
Stranger
When I think of you being gone I don’t think of grief and sadness I get a sense of relief and gladness To be free from you
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Home
Your house is where you live It is the place where you store your things Where you eat and sleep But home Home is a state of being
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Finding Inner Peace
Amidst the chaos, find your calm, Banish the blues, by embracing someone’s charm Cultivate peace, and let negativity flee,
By Anthony Chan2 years ago in Poets
Nairadeceba
Zoonotically chaotic, a world filled with life Yawning and yelling to tell their stories in this Xenologic experience Whaling at all hours of the day to attract a mate
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
What to do?
"Going to School, Coming to home. Holding a laptop, opening the Chrome. I am child for love. But I'm under a life so though. I am an owl of night. Wake up and study, Alright! Never knew where it ends. Seeing my parents worried, I'm so Tense! What's the way out? I must find. An aim to choose that's what to find. To find an aim, I'm so blind. Never knew what the book means. I am a baby just of dreams. life is short, my hope is God. All wishes coming true, that's what no one has ever got. Why do I need to try, When looking failure, why do eyes too cry? Why so fear, I am strong, That's a lie! Books what are you, there for? my mind is so dumb, you know for sure. Learn to Earn, a rule of fools. Earn to learn, that's a tool. books are you making us a fool? why a student am I so cool? Need a purpose to go to school. Advise me reader if you know something. I am your friend, now tell me something. My problem so small. Why go to school and miss the mall? Why students are filled across the hall?" Writer: Eiman Asif
By Eiman Asif2 years ago in Poets
2 AM
Here is the prompt: It does not feel real (a glow in the dark) * No one is really up now (green and red light lined up)
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Poets
Worthy?
A hammer A sword in a stone A thrown waiting to be taken To be conquered by the forsaken To be shaken loose But it is you that must choose
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Searching
A code in a book From a cephalopod god People roving the streets As ravenous dogs Devour the holiest of ours People scour to and fro
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Gemstone Therapy: Grounders
Gemstone Therapy: Grounders (Original publication date unavailable) What is Gemstone therapy? It is using the innate energy of a particular gem, crystal, stone, mineral or set thereof to boost, catalyze, influence, initiate, or prop up your own energies.
By Alicia's Desk2 years ago in Poets
The Wanderer
Behold!! The Wanderer Traveling the stars Both near and far What does it know It’s just a brain in a jar Come to inspect our world
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Time Management Mastery
In the realm where minutes weave a tapestry, Young men embark on life's vast journey. Time, a currency in the market of days,
By Brother Chance2 years ago in Poets