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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.

Queue is a Ridiculous Word
Queue is a ridiculous word Its one letter followed by four silent others Perhaps that makes sense The one in the front is ordering
By Atomic Historian5 months ago in Poets
Just now
The stunning moment when the obvious is obvious— and still catches everyone by surprise. But why? Striving toward goals
By Marcus Hill5 months ago in Poets
When "I Love You" Means "I Love Me": Reclaiming Your Landscape
You don't have to walk a path with someone while you're wounded. Not everyone is worth your efforts. The person who claims to love you keeps asking you to give in. They've given in to no end, yet you're still so alone.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing5 months ago in Poets
Easy Ways to Make Your Writing More Creative and Personal
Every writer, whether just beginning or well-seasoned, shares a quiet longing: to write with a spark that feels truly alive. Creativity and personality do not arrive through rigid rules; they emerge when the writer dares to listen within. Writing is not just made—it is lived.
By odetarose5 months ago in Poets
Understanding The Forge Of Creating A Different Future
If you want to Create a Different Future... You must Put Yourself through a Forge. It is a Difficult Thing to Face. There is the Fire of Creation that You Must Immerse Yourself Into.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)5 months ago in Poets
A Choice for Clarity
I'd rather live a simple life alone than get caught up in a complicated relationship with all its complex feelings. A relationship that should have ended long ago might be prolonged, but it will never lead to a successful conclusion. Even if an unsuitable person enters your life, they will eventually leave.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing5 months ago in Poets
What’s in a Name?
Don’t worry You’re not to blame For I have gone by many a name Three last names Just my first Just my last Sometimes a man, sometimes a woman
By Atomic Historian5 months ago in Poets
POEM - The Fractured Halo
It was not forged in furnaces divine, Nor hammered on a celestial anvil's face, But gathered from the light of a late sign,
By Jacky Kapadia5 months ago in Poets
The Space In Between
There is a space between love and hate before the confusion and heartbreak It's where love goes for a time out where your brain categorises things
By Sharika5 months ago in Poets
The Observer's Compassionate Perspective
People who truly understand life often prefer to be observers rather than performers. When they reach a certain level of understanding, they gain a "God's perspective." From this vantage point, the world no longer appears bustling and prosperous; instead, it reveals itself as a realm where all living beings are suffering, each with their own unique pain. In this reality, everyone is both pitiful and, in some way, detestable.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing5 months ago in Poets
When Breakwaters Rise
On the day we carry voices across the fraying horizon, our mouths become bridges— soft arches built from bones of hope.
By Marcus Hill5 months ago in Poets
Can "Just Right" Be Life's Sweet Spot?
The quote, All good things are not as good as just right, and I can strongly relate to this. Life is something that we tend to live in pursuit of perfection and to achieve the best in all things, but we tend to be focused on the small and natural moments of joy. I once worked day and night to achieve success in my career and reach exhaustion. I lost the opportunity to enjoy family life with my loved ones, although I experienced some success. I never knew what goodness was until I came to see the lost looks on the faces of my family as a result of my absence, and suddenly I knew that goodness was not about something out there that glorifies you, goodness is about something that fits and something that is warm and good when you are with your family.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing5 months ago in Poets