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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.

Too gentle to notice
Step 1. Wake before the birds. Forget your name for seven breaths. Let the silence between them shape your outline. Step 2. Leave your phone on the nightstand.
By Cadma6 months ago in Poets
Activate Ghost Mode
Leave quietly and do it quickly- no notes, no goodbyes. Burn photos, wipe your name from your ID. Cut cards, trade phones for silence.
By Tennessee Garbage6 months ago in Poets
Winding
Wander wherever The wind takes you. Winding, snakelike, through ravines Cracked by grief. Wander wherever The wind takes you.
By Aaron Kemnitz6 months ago in Poets
How You Master the Art of Disappearing . Content Warning.
Step 1: if you manage to do this successfully, you’ll need to move on no further: Headphones, a real banger tune, volume signals “you’re going to blow your ear drums out” notification.
By Emy Bracco6 months ago in Poets
Is True Acceptance Found, or Forged?
Living in this world, the hardest thing is to satisfy everyone. No matter how good you are, some people will hate you. No matter how sincere you are, there will always be those who doubt you. Sometimes, it's not that you are flawed, but rather that you haven't met the right person. To those who dislike you, you might be the worst sight. Yet, in the hearts of those who appreciate you, you are the brightest star.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing6 months ago in Poets
Becoming a Hardcore Capitalist
Throughout your life, you have introduced new ideas to your family. They continually assaulted you. Your family only cared about themselves, and they took everything from you.
By TheNaeth6 months ago in Poets
Whispers of the Forgotten Wind
By Nadeem Shah I. The Wind Remembers The wind does not forget It gathers our yesterdays And scatters them gently across the pines—
By Nadeem Shah 6 months ago in Poets
Political Twenty-Five
Uncle Sam...listen... Is it the time for a change? Give us the hammer! Are we there yet? * Thank you for reading! If you liked this, you can add your Insights, Comment, leave a Heart, Tip, Pledge, or Subscribe. I will appreciate any support you have shown for my work.
By Kendall Defoe 6 months ago in Poets
Vanishing Haiku
How to disappear. Need to fix my perspective. Washing my soul clean. This is my frontier. And this is my directive. Existing half seen
By Colt Henderson6 months ago in Poets
Hidden Danger
Who’s next? As we pretend our communities grow in strength, we often find ourselves mourning another loss— someone’s beloved family,
By Marcus Hill6 months ago in Poets
Location, Memory, and the Geography of the Soul
Location, Memory, and the Geography of the Soul Welcome to the last day of our guided poetry prompt challenge! Today’s prompt is zip codes. A boring little box on a form. ooooorrrrr a sacred set of digits that hold your origin story, your heartbreak, your grandma’s kitchen, the first street you learned to lie on. This is your map. And poetry is the vehicle.
By Ellie Hoovs6 months ago in Poets
Is This the Horizon of Our Love?
Maybe I've gotten used to not seeing you. In fact, if we can only stay in this stage of missing each other, I probably didn't love you very much. That's because love needs communication, words, understanding, support, and companionship to continue.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing6 months ago in Poets