performance poetry

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

I am Blue
I am dewdrops of melancholy that mist in tear ducts, rivers trailing down cheekbones and into the valley of a frown. Writhing rivulets of tepid sorrow carve their way through the soil of my soul, breaking through the bank in a violent burst.
By Mackenzie Lee5 years ago in Poets
I am Purple
I am a fresh bruise, mottled under skin and tender to the soft touch of a fingertip. I am painted by angry hands, by sharp edges, by painful accidents. I only exist where I should not be.
By Mackenzie Lee5 years ago in Poets
Ultraviolet
Once colorblind now I see the colors that define. Well for starters my name means violet. Kinda like ultraviolet most of me is unseen by the naked eye. It takes special sight to see my spectrum. A certain frequency to ride my wave.
By Iola Riggins5 years ago in Poets
The Color of Music
They say there is no sound to color, I know this is a lie. I see music in every hue, Hear color in every note. The pastels of the woodwinds,
By Mindy Reed5 years ago in Poets
Rubrum
Rusty to the texture. Elegant to the vision. Don't you dare disobey it. The symbolism is breathtaking but it’s meaning enlightens me.
By Kantshens5 years ago in Poets
Ashes
There are A million words That I could use to describe you, But you shine too bright to be reduced to those that I can spell.
By Brad Nash5 years ago in Poets
I Wear the Sky
What color do you wear? I wear the sky In all its brilliant hues And tender shades Every aspect Of its chameleonic nature
By Patrick Jones5 years ago in Poets
Rainbow Cover, Black Spine
“Rainbow Cover” was originally released with my conceptual video, The Sable Dragonfly: An Ode to My Black Female Body, which I have also attached. I was not out when I made the film, so I wanted to release the original poem, with my full truths here for this competition.
By Sakile Odimo5 years ago in Poets
Colors
She took a deep breath and boldly deep dove into the answer. “Blue”, she said, a twinkle forming in her eyes of that color.
By Jamie Roddy5 years ago in Poets
Longest Alliterative Poem (Unofficially)
**Alliteration World Record Unofficial Attempt: see below!** ….. http://www.poetryintheraw.quora.comI have been working on this for 2 days as a personal challenge to beat out the world record (for TOTAL FUN). Today, I submitted to Guinness Book of World Records!!!!
By Charleen Richey5 years ago in Poets
It's Not Easy Being Green
(Meant to be read aloud) “It’s not easy being green” I hear these words echo echo through my mind Burning burning in my soul
By Maria Calderoni5 years ago in Poets
Emerald City
New beginnings, feels for the winning, let the good vibes seep on in. All-day production. Action in those thought patterns,
By Gabi Knipe5 years ago in Poets