performance poetry

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

Thrive
I will rock my bones to the symphony in my soul against the walls you build around me. Line up the words you throw at me
By Josey Pickering4 years ago in Poets
Cosmos
There are universes in my mind, elaborate, entangled galaxies. Forever evolving, growing, learning, discovering all within.
By Josey Pickering4 years ago in Poets
Life On Mars
Is there life on Mars? I don’t want to go if you’re there. Waltzing around like you own the planet, serving lies in silver platters,
By Josey Pickering4 years ago in Poets
Hey, C-Nineteen
Please forgive me... Listen, I am stuck at home, right at the end of our Reading Week, marking and writing up material for my students, and thinking about the restrictions that are now lifting in relation to our beloved new paradigm.
By Kendall Defoe 4 years ago in Poets
Peace Makers
I was walking by the walls. Mud under my feet, But I was wearing good boots. It rained some time ago. And to keep me warm, I wore a coat.
By Z. T. Woldemichael 4 years ago in Poets
The ocean, the storm, the water within
Welcome to our Salloon for Writers' Mental Health short poem series! Join our facebook group here! Check our authors/poems with the following links: Poem 1 by Oredolapo A Roberts | Poem 2 by Angela Derscha | Talia Devora | Oneg Kushnir | Thorn Everbloom This is the third poem.
By Sofia Duarte4 years ago in Poets
Remember Icarus
Remember who you were before they clipped your wings and said you're not good enough. When you laughed at the jokes on popsicle sticks
By Josey Pickering4 years ago in Poets
Love Poem
Ice is complex, you know Most of it, isn't clear at all If you look closely, you can see endless little, if not designs
By Allison N4 years ago in Poets
From across the Room
From across the room🕋 The day I'll never forget I remember, you took action🎬 As the 💡lights began to dim The music 🎷began to play
By Annette Wilson4 years ago in Poets
I Knew I Was Yours
Our eyes met and I knew I was yours At least in part Never had I known you But I'd felt you in my heart You were cleansing rain
By Alana Stickles4 years ago in Poets
What Say You, Are You Falling In Love From Across The Room?
Oops, I meant to submit this poem for the little red riding hood and the big blue hulk story. I know it is not that I just misunderstood
By Denise E Lindquist4 years ago in Poets
Black Woman, Black Sista, Black Mother, Black Teacher
I am dedicating this piece to a woman that embodies the struggles of black Women everywhere, and their ability to turn negative challenges into positive Lifel essons and ultimately global success. Congratulations to Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson for making history as the 1st black woman nominated to the United States of America’s Supreme Court (SCOTUS), representing the voices of Millions and giving hope to little black girls across the world.
By Andrew Little4 years ago in Poets