performance poetry

Performance Poetry is poetry out loud; poems brought from the page to the stage.

waterhead
octopus steel arm pearls cast before swine, crabs, plaice abundance of fish * 12 Jan. 2023 *** Thank you for reading!
By Moon Desert3 years ago in Poets
earthhead
earthly pleasures quelled like cattle led to safe place knot twisted with grace * 11 Jan. 2023 *** Thank you for reading!
By Moon Desert3 years ago in Poets
airhead
favourite bird nest there, in the head, where the air lives fits their feathers high
By Moon Desert3 years ago in Poets
firehead
gunpowder powered hot and dry tetrahedron hair, mouth burnt for fun * 11 Jan. 2023 *** Thank you for reading!
By Moon Desert3 years ago in Poets
where there’s smoke, there’s fire
went out for a cig outside the window above Times Square traffic lights * 11 Jan. 2023 *** Thank you for reading!
By Moon Desert3 years ago in Poets
earth deception
cold and dry scorched land nothin' else in winter air dead men walkin' near * 11 Jan. 2023 *** Thank you for reading!
By Moon Desert3 years ago in Poets
a posteriori
hot under collar sweat drips down after workout water-fire mix * 11 Jan. 2023 *** Thank you for reading!
By Moon Desert3 years ago in Poets
Heart of the Matter
EARTH It's small, after all Inhabitable, for now While rocks spin, hope floats WATER A body of you It will never be enough
By Laura Merchant Roodenburg3 years ago in Poets
an ode - redemption in the choir
letters to the lost will cost you a static penning of redemption that will bleed through burning hearts with mistakes tattooed
By venice3 years ago in Poets
Legacy Everlasting
I am impressed by all the recent Top Stories that have added links, images, and flair to their work. I think anything that allows the reader to frame your work in the way you intend is important. Although I have no flash to provide, here is a simple explanation to my recent submission to the haiku challenge about elements that provides my own context.
By Jeffrey Sparks3 years ago in Poets
Elements Of Nature
Earth, Water, Air, Fire- elements of nature reign supreme forever
By Kylecovey Smith3 years ago in Poets
Elements 4Ever
Fire This fire burns bright. We thrive in heat and sunlight. Burning inferno. Earth Where everything roams.
By Kylecovey Smith3 years ago in Poets