Stories in Poets that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.
mamakaadakamig is Ojibwe for disappear but I am not First Nation nor practiced in the art I only need to get it right … once
By John Cox6 months ago in Poets
I have never wanted to write less Knowing it falls on deaf ears That those who’ll read just feed the machine And post faux pas comments about giving a shit for those in need
By Oneg In The Arctic6 months ago in Poets
Hey you! You say you want to get out of here, check out of Dodge and disappear? Well then, ignore that text put down the phone
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden6 months ago in Poets
~~~ she o p e n her ribs like curtains [ black air ] [ seeping in ] (—comecloser—)
By Komal6 months ago in Poets
Orange areas on my skin... reality— the areas are brown, areas, tan. Am I an animal? Am I sand? Will I be extinct just as I stand?
By K.A. Smith6 months ago in Poets
Not a single word, out in the world, the biggest mistake, is the urge to share, let someone know, when leaving on good terms,
By Parvathi J6 months ago in Poets
I have loved you in the quiet before dawn, when the air is still and the world has not yet learned its own name. I have loved you
By Emma 6 months ago in Poets
Homonyms sound the same But their meanings split And so did we ~~~~~ You opened the window Called out like you cared But when I came
By Dharrsheena Raja Segarran6 months ago in Poets
In the depths of my maddened mind A portal opened up above my head a gateway to somewhere I know not And I, foolishly believing anywhere
By Novel Allen6 months ago in Poets
I. Begin With Resonance Stand in the room where you first learned To keep your softness tightly turned. Clap once. Listen for the lie.
By Aspen Noble6 months ago in Poets
Forced to swallow myself Everything that makes Me, me I drank in the sorrow Guzzled it like spring rain Swallowed every bit of pride
By K.B. Silver 6 months ago in Poets
There wasn't much of me left when you came through the door all the pieces scattered in some distant place a forest
By Michele Nampalli6 months ago in Poets
