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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.

No place
Withstanding what others cannot makes you human— not special, not perfect. Watching struggle consume the mind is hard to sit and witness,
By Marcus Hill6 months ago in Poets
When Love Hurts: Is It Truly Love?
Sometimes, because we love someone deeply, we allow the harm they cause to happen. We might even believe that's just part of love. But love should never be exchanged for humility. We shouldn't have to suffer trauma repeatedly or doubt our own worth. If that's truly love, why does it demand so much patience from us?
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing6 months ago in Poets
The Colorful Butterfly
By [Wow Genius] In shadows deep, I curled so tight, A prison dark, no hint of light. The world outside felt far away, I dreamed of skies, but here I lay.
By Wow Genius6 months ago in Poets
mamakaadakamig. Top Story - August 2025.
mamakaadakamig is Ojibwe for disappear but I am not First Nation nor practiced in the art I only need to get it right … once
By John Cox6 months ago in Poets
Does This Person Deserve Your Love?
A person who stabilizes your emotions, opens your heart, boosts your confidence, increases your laughter, and ignites your curiosity to explore the world is truly worth your love.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing6 months ago in Poets
Acquired Invisibility
For those who find themselves unaware, Of how to escape the unavoidable fate Of a stranger's stare Please follow along
By Jonathan Vigh6 months ago in Poets
How to Disappear in Three Easy Steps. Content Warning.
How to Disappear in Three Easy Steps A guide in excellence for disappearing Prerequisites • A feeling of negligence • Biomaterials
By ODD ONE6 months ago in Poets
How to Disappear in Three Easy Steps. Content Warning.
How to Disappear in Three Easy Steps A guide in excellence for disappearing Prerequisites • A feeling of negligence
By ODD ONE6 months ago in Poets
THE SIGHT OF THE EAGLE EYES
Through mountains high and skies so wide, The eagle soars with fearless stride. Its vision clear, its spirit free, It sees the path we cannot see.
By Wow Genius6 months ago in Poets
Something New
Take the time and figure out where you desire to run. Do you have it yet? Good. One foot in front of the other. No, don't look back.
By Gunnar Anderson6 months ago in Poets
How to Disappear (If You Want to). Runner-Up in Instructions for Disappearing Challenge.
Run out of time and into the negative space between moments. The trees seem to vibrate into our past, as if effects create causes.
By A. S. Lawrence6 months ago in Poets
Speak Silently
How To Speak Silently: Become a whisper in the wind. Become a pause before a thought. Become the seeds sown in the winter,
By Mama Magdalene6 months ago in Poets