Performance Poetry is poetry out loud; poems brought from the page to the stage.
The solemn Sea of Silence lies between us; I know thou livest, and them lovest me, And yet I wish some white ship would come sailing
By prashant sapkota5 years ago in Poets
Sage of the silver pen! Wherever thy thought was heard, Thou wert a leader of men. Poet of honored word!
My dear Sir, - I suppose you are having an excellent time just now. There are a large number of counties
De ol' time's gone, de new time's hyeah Wid all hits fuss an' feddahs; I done fu'got de joy an' cheah We knowed all kin's o' weddahs,
Here, where precipitate Spring with one light bound Into hot Summer's lusty arms expires; And where go forth at morn, at eve, at night,
I remembered the day the old man sat on the milk crates. As I strolled by he hit his drumstick on a steel pan and sang his tune
By Tanea Hill5 years ago in Poets
For the first time I’m considering smoking I’m showering twice a day I sanitize everything People are terrified To be near each other
By Gene Lass5 years ago in Poets
(an unintentional parody of Joyce Kilmer’s “Trees”) Don’t you think you’ll ever miss New York’s pervasive smell of piss? I know I’ve wondered, should I care
Nurse My mother went to work each day in a starched white dress, shoes damped to her feet like pale mushrooms, two blue hearts pressed
By Adam Eve5 years ago in Poets
As I lay on the ground, a single blade of a leaf strokes my cheek and I see particles of dust peacefully twirling in the air
By Lili Grosserova5 years ago in Poets
if my early life was a painting you would see nearly everyone approving of me forecasting yellow I was beaming and friendly
By Brandi Johnson5 years ago in Poets
~ To love someone ~ I sit here and try to remember another thought that's lost from my mind, A world sublime only so many people left
By Jennifer Cooley5 years ago in Poets
